Why so unserious?
Against the cult of relatability
What happened to shame?
Our politicians could do with feeling worse about themselves
A Vilnius descent
Progress only goes so far
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
Murders for May
From the spa resort of Buddington to the streets of Tokyo
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama