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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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The Symphony’s Indian summer
Imagine hearing a symphony for the first time
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
Prosthetic, pathetic, human
Angela de la Cruz’s playful and ghastly art touches a raw nerve
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
Civilisation needs silence
On cooing babies and other noisy performances
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions