The great divide
The party divide gave voice to incompatibly different visions of national destiny
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
How Bridget Phillipson earned an F
Phillipson’s big ambitions were reduced to performative stunts
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Politicians can’t handle free speech
The more criticism ministers receive online, the more determined they become to regulate what everyone else can say
In praise of the English football fan
No one likes them, they don’t care — and good for them
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
An ode to the examination
The end of in-person examinations would be the end of rational assessment
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
Farage the fumbler
Nigel Farage is not built for the highest positions of responsibility
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality