The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
The asylum seeker will see you now
We should not legitimise illegal migration and its damaging effects
Mahmood music
Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms are a lot less tough than they sound
From charities to criminals
Greece’s latest migration reforms threaten prison for those who aid unlawful entry — and Britain should pay attention
Europe is paying the price for its own weakness
The EU has to get serious or it will be left behind
The rise of sectarian social media
A sectarian media environment is forming to enable our sectarian politics
Embrace uncool Britannia
Warhammer is a barnstorming British success, so why the lack of recognition?
Small boats and big problems
The asylum issue is not going away, and Keir Starmer must face it soon
Talk of conscription is pure fantasy politics
We do not have the forces, the seriousness or the need for a major ground war
Radical extremes of academic inadequacy
There is something amiss in the academic study of extremism
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
The Mexican baby business
In UK courts, parental orders for children born overseas outnumber those born to surrogates here
It’s time to scrap SLAPPs
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation are stifling debate in Britain
Signs of life
Wales finally offered proof they aren’t destined to decline
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
International Women’s Day is useless for women
IWD has become a celebration of evasion and irrationality
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid