The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
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The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The martyrdom of Young Bob
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Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
What’s so illiberal about “illiberal democracy”?
Viktor Orbán has been a political pioneer in Europe
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran