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In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
The American chaos machine
The United States’s current aggressive expansionism and domestic strife are an intrinsic part of its national character
Trump: the imprudent king
The President has so far achieved the opposite of what he promised
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
The green myth
Tom, Chris and Graham explore our April edition
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws