Lord Hermer’s friends and enemies
The attorney general has offered an accidental insight into the true nature of Starmerite proceduralism
Who is to blame for Birmingham?
It is not just the Labour government
Against legalism
The problem is often law, not just bad law
The impoverishment of British values
Modern moral codes cannot define the totality of Britishness
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
The meaning of depoliticisation
How the establishment made political questions unanswerable
The collapse of the Tory Party has just begun
How Reform crippled the Conservatives
A church too broad cannot convert
Against the Conservative big tent
The empty Trojan horse
Blairism and the Tories
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
It’s high time we banned dogs
The tide is turning against these slobbering beasts
The asylum seeker will see you now
We should not legitimise illegal migration and its damaging effects
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
Prosthetic, pathetic, human
Angela de la Cruz’s playful and ghastly art touches a raw nerve
The Hollywood starlet and the immigration albatross
Free marketeers were too content to ignore the negative externalities of immigration
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons