Ben Judah
Ben Judah is a journalist and author. His most recent book is This is London (Picador) @b_judah
The sphinx who reshaped Europe
The key to Europe’s future lies with Mario Draghi, the technocrat who sidelined politicians and saved the Euro, but who now needs them to succeed as Italy’s PM
The rise of Mrs Europe
A new EU is emerging. Will Ursula von der Leyen lead it to triumph or failure?
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Critical briefing: cuckooing
A hidden scourge has been plaguing British streets for too long
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
