Keir the coward
Narrowing the borders of permissible opinion will not solve Britain’s societal crises
The best of The Rest Is …
Sequel podcasts are emerging with the inevitability of sprouts from an old potato
Britain needs eccentric thought
Lewis Goodall is wrong about the “radicalisation” of the Tory right
End of the Biden farce?
The President’s fragility has been obvious for years — but was he ever in control?
The establishment prefers distractions to solutions
Politicians discuss irrelevances rather than confronting the obvious
Fear the Keir
Starmer is Blair 2.0 — but this time, things can only get worse
Live not by kayfabe
The dark side of professional wrestling is the dark side of institutional life
Why should young people join the Army?
It should hardly be surprising that recruitment and retention are too low
What is Britain getting into in Yemen?
We have seen too many disastrous interventions to be confident now
From Asmara to Camberwell
On the globalisation of domestic conflicts
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
Two cafes, both alike …
Our correspondent investigates the north London front of the Israel-Palestine conflict
Britain in 1776
What does it mean to be living through history?
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Suicide of an author’s credibility
Matt Goodwin has done the causes that he represents no favours with his new book
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent