World Budget Day
On World Book Day, Jeremy Hunt tried and failed to dress up as Nigel Lawson
Vanishing act
Jeremy Hunt did not, in fact, pull a rabbit out of his hat
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
In the name of God, lead
The Prime Minister appears terrified of making a stand against racism in his own party
The worm (re)turns
Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same
Nova’s diary: Everything’s different now
Rishi is helping our neighbour, Big Jeremy, with his sums
Left and right hooks
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands
The truth is out there
Henry Staunton is dismissed as dangerously “erratic” by the powers that be, but he may just be telling the truth, no matter how weird
Silence speaks volumes
Lee Anderson speaks out — or, at least, gets someone else to do it for him
Playing politics
Parliament was at its most preposterous today
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
The ongoing reality of Russian imperialism
People rationalising Russian military intervention are betraying their ignorance of Russian history
Tragedy of the common spaces
It is sadly in keeping with the modern British mindset to prefer something good not to be done
Talking to young man about Andrew Tate
You cannot educate the urge to transgress out of young men
Old Ireland stirs
The defeat handed to Dublin’s progressive establishment was a reminder of an older Ireland
Stopping the devolution ratchet
More devolution will not solve the worst consequences of devolution
The lies of Sinn Fein
Sectarian smears against Unionists have been exposed as the falsehoods they always were. Will anyone bother to say sorry?
The enigma of Englishness
The English have debated their national nature for centuries
The cowards, the pretenders and the woman-haters
Awkwardness is no excuse for not supporting the gender-critical cause
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
The wrong kind of groupthink
Why do so many economists deny that the value of money is related to its quantity?
