Britain’s last conservative prime minister
A new collection of essays provides a welcome reappraisal of Labour leader James Callaghan, says Graham Stewart
Jeremy is back, sort of
With Labour facing massive legal bills, Corbyn’s return to Labour is a less explosive risk than expelling him
Will Scotland’s election next May go ahead as planned?
The Scottish government is working up Covid contingencies to postpone the poll or make it postal vote only
Is the National Trust losing the nation’s trust?
If the National Trust is tired of promoting “heritage” what can be done to remind it of its purpose?
Lend me your votes
Why is Stuart Andrew able to cast 203 votes in each Commons division?
Was test and trace doomed to fail?
If nothing else, Dido Harding has outperformed her European counterparts
The Conservative party’s autumn of discontent
It is a bad sign when Tory MPs say they will vote for their government with “a heavy heart”
Sir Graham Brady – “A lot of people are near the end of their tether”
1922 Chairman warns that Tory MPs may vote for a November lockdown, but not a December renewal
Northerly winds of change
Graham Stewart visits Orkney and the Shetlands to find the islanders keen on independence — from Scotland
Mind your language – even in your own home
Scotland’s Hate Crime Bill criminalises insulting language – even if nobody heard it outside your own living room
Murders for October
Tales from the gothic to the macabre
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
A cruel choice
Today’s euthanasia bill risks sending Britain down a dark path
How should we teach about the Holocaust?
Keir Starmer’s social engineering aims seem ill-conceived
Hot desking
We, the special advisers of the Labour Party, seek justice!
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
Lily Phillips and the importance of feeling
We must remain sensitive to unspoken pain
Leave our pubs alone
New public health proposals are missing the pint
Why Twitter needs the libs
Strange as it sounds, we will miss them if they go
