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
A “no deal” Brexit is not an “Australian deal” Brexit
The Withdrawal Agreement seriously constrains a sovereign UK’s room for manoeuvre
Should all England be a Greater Manchester?
Neither Starmer nor Johnson know if local lockdowns are any more effective than national lockdowns. But both have dug-in to their positions.
No deal Brexit? What about the deal that is already signed?
The government’s commitment to the Withdrawal Agreement compromises a clean break Brexit
A circuit break to the consensus
Does Starmer attacking government policy make it harder or easier for Tory rebels?
A little respect
Hancock’s concessions represent a major victory for Graham Brady
If Brady is blocked – what next?
Conservative backbenchers are considering their options
J.K. — Saviour of the Union?
Articulate with cross-generational appeal: Graham Stewart wonders if this non-politician could take on the Scots Nats
Labour is braced to back Brady
Labour’s whips are ready to ally with Tory rebels
Where are we going with all this?
The Treasury now has to rely on epidemiological guesswork not economic forecasting
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
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
It’s high time we banned dogs
The tide is turning against these slobbering beasts
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
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.