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Perceptive, witty and sure of himself
Beyond the embellishments of Alan Duncan’s private diaries lies a body of work making serious points about the role of parliament
Britain’s online censorship bill
The government’s Online Safety Bill will make us more like the autocracies that propagate disinformation
Chatty rat-a-tat-tat
The Doms of Navarone
Improving Brexit
Ways to improve the Brexit deal without compromising on sovereignty
Is a victory for freedom of speech in sight?
On the second day of Maya Forstater’s appeal, Josephine Bartosch says victory would result in heterodox thinkers breathing a sigh of relief
The reinvention of Ed Balls
Ed Balls’ presence in public life is a welcome reminder that sometimes there can be a second act for former politicians
Making of a modern monarchy
The reformed Royal family sailed unscathed through the mid-century crises of the abdication, the Depression and the Second World War
An unfair cop
The police cannot be trusted on hate crime
Renaissance prince
Wide-ranging interest and inquiry no longer seems compatible with those who bear the pressures of public life
He can bodge it
Thérèse Coffey defends Downing Street’s home furnishing revamp
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
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
Prosthetic, pathetic, human
Angela de la Cruz’s playful and ghastly art touches a raw nerve
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
Britain in 1776
What does it mean to be living through history?
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust