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The morality of altruism
People have a limitless capacity to convince themselves that what’s right coincides with what’s best for them
The Post Office scandal
Legislation to resolve the injustice is not as straightforward as it seems
The truth about London Bridge
Flawed narratives should not distort historical memory of the planning for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
The West needs more decisive diplomacy
Diplomatic vacillation is enabling the spread of armed conflict
The female body is the new short skirt
What is being done to some female bodies is changing what all female bodies mean
Doomsday is not a day of the week
Sometimes, we dwell on tomorrow at the expense of eternity
The paper tiger and the Russian bear
NATO’s naive and supine response will not drive Putin’s army from Ukraine and emboldens Moscow still further
Send the tools to finish the job
It is imperative that the West once again becomes “the great arsenal of democracy”
Godfather of British geopolitics
The revolutionary global thinking of an Edwardian academic continues to shape attitudes today
Behind the sofa government
Current Tory strategy consists in hiding and hoping the voters don’t notice the mess
Most Read
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
What you need to know about the Unite the Kingdom march on May 16
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
Terry tackles literary lightweights
Is a distinguished professor right to hold intellectual biography in low esteem?
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court