We have to be more precise about progress
What sort of progress do we want, and how are we going to get it?
Against the imaginary conservative friend
Left-wing and liberal journalists should stop appealing to “true” conservatism
Sinn Féin’s shame
The response of elements of the party to terrorism was unsurprising
Being the nation that the Kremlin thinks we are
Putin has more confidence in Britain than our politicians do
The case for kids
Why children are a public good
Can Sunak turn the polls around?
It might be prudent for the Conservatives to plan for defeat but it is difficult to do
The virtues of the boys’ club
Men need single-sex spaces, too
Ghosts at the feast
Unionism has become an invisible cause in Westminster
No excuses for the Right
There is a way, if there is will
An alternative to higher ed
We need more paths for young people
The authorities are inept sheriffs of social media
Politicians, the police and the judiciary should stop trying to control a landscape they do not understand
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
Season’s bleatings
Christmas is almost here, but our MPs are not in the festive spirit
The stress myth
Your emotions are not an illness
She wants to be in America
🎶 Airtime for me in America 🎶
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
Gothic staging
The Turn of the Screw, Coliseum
Badenoch’s “muscular liberalism” is a non-starter
The Conservative leader sounds hopelessly out of touch
