I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Britain’s housing crisis is a crisis for veterans
We have to make the system more able to house our heroes
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Stumbling in the light
J.D. Vance has written a revealing book, for better and for worse
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
Killing with kindness
The MoD’s drive for a net zero military is an ideological folly that risks national security
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Selling the commons
How Britain put a price on nature