The imperial court of the ECJ
The dismantlement of the EU’s separation of powers has wider implications, especially for the UK
Germany’s judges have spoken. Should the EU be worried?
Germany’s Constitutional Court challenges whether the ECJ can decide the extent of its own power
Should all England be a Greater Manchester?
Neither Starmer nor Johnson know if local lockdowns are any more effective than national lockdowns. But both have dug-in to their positions.
The myth behind BLM’s ‘peaceful protests’
How the media peddles data that under-represents BLM violence
Is test and trace really this government’s greatest failing?
Angela Rayner’s PMQs debut was passionate, and strangely nostalgic
Cabinet Wars – Episode 2
Comparing the Cabinet on Twitter might suggest who is on manoeuvres – and who’s dropped the social media ball
UN-Believable
Women are cancelled, white people are racist, the UN goes woke, and limited and specific law-breaking
Life has become the avoidance of death
In the continual absence of metaphysics, life – shaped for many years by the pursuit of comfort – is now defined by the avoidance of death.
You’ll take it and like it
Madchester? Sadchester? No, Gladchester, thought Boris
Raphael & Rome after Lockdown
For art lovers, now is the perfect time to visit The Eternal City
The courage to defeat Evil
Why are people fighting a long-dead slave trade rather than resisting the triumph of a real one?
Braving the goblet of fire
Nick Cohen salutes J.K. Rowling, whose latest work reflects her burning sense of justice and refusal to take the easy route