The meek inherit nothing
Islamism is increasingly held not to be a deviant from Islam, but an orthodox aim of the “religion of peace”
In praise of the Midlands
The Midlands are hurried through, unappreciated on the way to somewhere else
From major to minor
Who’s minor and who’s major reveal the power of collective prejudice
History in the Age of Woke
Macron aims to rewrite history, with Britain not far behind
A plague on lazarettos
Buildings born of plagues do have a life as something other than problematic ruins
Jobsworths home and away
The referee is a blessed form of jobsworth
Don’t mind your language
There is bugger-all to celebrate. So create a rich vocabulary of despondency
Train to nowhere
HS2 represents the guilt of successive central governments about the centralisation they are incapable of correcting
Classless Act
Gavin Stamp believed in what he saw. Roger Scruton saw what he believed in
Squalid optimist
The PM’s mendacity about the sunlit uplands of New Model Britain is psychotic
Expelled from the Tory Party conference
Thanks to transgender activism in politics, it is now forbidden to acknowledge that women face sexism because of sex
The Scottish Conservatives – what is the plan?
Douglas Ross is proving a better critic of Boris Johnson than of Nicola Sturgeon
Giving straight white men all the best jobs isn’t always good news
Why should we expect BBC lifer Tim Davie to end BBC bias or high pay?
Tank warfare – its past and future
Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about the century of the tank
Rats desert a thriving ship
The space for criticism to exist grows smaller and the archways that sustained its presence crumble away, laments Sarah Ditum
Sheep in wolf’s clothing
The two theories about what No.10 is doing with the Internal Market Bill
No deal Brexit? What about the deal that is already signed?
The government’s commitment to the Withdrawal Agreement compromises a clean break Brexit
Is test and trace really this government’s greatest failing?
Angela Rayner’s PMQs debut was passionate, and strangely nostalgic
The morning after
What we know and can say about the 2020 US Election
Is wokery to be added to our school curriculums?
The issues of 2020 should not be allowed to dominate the curriculum