A little too mature
In Brideshead, the overriding feeling is that surely the punchline is to come. It never does
The legacy of Vanity Fair’s caricatures
Each cartoon had a story to tell about eminent figures in Victorian and Edwardian society
The future of Britain’s stately homes
How has the coronavirus pandemic affected Britain’s country houses?
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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
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
IPSO has to go
A regulator built to uphold standards has become a partisan censor — the right must walk away before it is too late
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands