Populism’s problem
The anti-elitism inherent in working-class, right-wing movements will prove their downfall
Tensions in Ireland were bound to boil over
The Irish have had enough of being lectured
Ireland’s modern reformation
One cannot shed a faith without adopting another
The fools, the fools, they’ve left us the opposition
Ireland’s civil war political parties are determined to sink together
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James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Labour’s toxic medicine
The more they treat the symptoms of decline, the worse things get
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
The dog that failed to bark
Jeremy Corbyn hoped the local
elections would be a launch pad for
his new party. Instead, Your Party
has mostly been arguing with itself
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
How to save your parish church
Be the Church you want to see in the world
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
Into the light
The courage and dignity of Gisèle Pelicot should inspire us all