“No happiness in life”: a very Russian outlook
How endless optimism can make it difficult when confronted with unpleasant choices
Clap for the modern gods
Once people prayed for rain or for sun. Now, we pray for our NHS
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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
Form your battalions!
France, for all its flaws, still converts military spending into power — Britain does not
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
A profound Tory
Simon Heffer’s biography of Enoch Powell very much deserves revisiting
Tony Blair is an extremist
He should have left public life long ago
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
A scarcity machine
Why Peckham residents should not celebrate development being blocked
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
Murders for April
Make sure it is the cruellest month with this detective fiction