How detached will Northern Ireland be from Brexit Britain?
Despite agreement in the Joint Committee, the disruption to trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland remains considerable
What follows the abolition of fixed-term parliaments?
Will the Supreme Court seize the power to adjudicate on the calling of general elections?
What would be different if Starmer was in charge?
Keir Starmer’s weakness is a lack of healthy scepticism for the wisdom of experts
Have Conservative MPs been taken to the limit of their endurance?
The Covid Recovery Group continues to gather momentum – and the prime minister knows it
Big news reaches a small town
Where was I when the Berlin Wall fell and Margaret Thatcher resigned?
The Boat Race is being steered off course
Moving the Boat Race from London to Ely is a desperate measure
Do MPs understand what Sunak admitted today?
If MPs felt the cut to foreign aid was today’s worst news then they were not listening
The Scottish Conservatives – what is the plan?
Douglas Ross is proving a better critic of Boris Johnson than of Nicola Sturgeon
Will Boris go for woke?
The Common Sense Group is seeking to stiffen the government’s resolve
What is the British Army for and where is it heading?
Will higher defence spending go on tech or boots on the ground?
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Something has gone very wrong with “human rights”
When the “rights” of foreign sex criminals are being prioritised above the safety of Britons, we need change
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
Academic freedom needs legal safeguards
Violations of academic freedom are endangering the progress of knowledge and the pursuit of truth
The danger of naive humanitarianism
The rejection of force is complacent and unsustainable
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
Crisis of leadership
No Tory can seriously expect conservatism from Kemi Badenoch
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
The costs of assisted suicide
The trade-offs are real and extremely serious
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
