Sadistic austerity
All that seems to unite us is miserliness
Benedict XVI and the dignity of age
Benedict taught us how to treat the elderly
The art of the bad deal
How could the US have released Viktor Bout?
The boy who would be King of the World
Alex Rowson treats us to glimmering passages of life at Philip II’s court
Gods and monsters
Even in secular regimes, theology always has its revenge
Why are British politicians such utter bores?
Mediocre people for mediocre times
Red sky in the morning
The West woke to find itself hooked on Russian gas with degraded militaries
Does Biden trust his generals?
As conflict threatens in Ukraine, the President is already at war with the Pentagon
The problem with petty scandals
They distract us from state failure and institutional decay
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
Is “progressive realism” either?
Weighing up the rights and wrongs of the Lammy Doctrine
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
Roger Scruton’s naive nationalism
Cultural nationalism is an ill-fitting model for the modern nation state
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
