Why civility matters, even when it’s hard
Swallowing our pride is better than political violence
The (new) centre holds
Bad policies and the ‘twilight of democracy’ are not the same thing
The technocrats are failing the vaccine test
Are populist leaders better at vaccine roll-outs? If so, that should fill us with trepidation about post-pandemic politics
Is this the end of Western liberal democracy?
We need to appreciate the inherent messiness that permeates Western societies, rather than seeking to repudiate it
The unremarkable truth about America’s Covid response
The US handling of Covid-19 does not make it a ‘failed state’
Think Trump has transformed American politics? Think again
Joe Biden’s rise is a reminder that the way to win an election hasn’t changed
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The state enablers of the Stade shooting
A fatal shooting in Germany illuminated more than one man
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
Peston’s Inbox
Farage: I’m not worried
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback