Mandelson’s wake
Keir Starmer claims that he did his due diligence — but he was not diligent enough
No friends at court
Even Mandelson’s legendary luck may have run out
Peter Mandelson must go
His conduct has been shockingly disgraceful
An ego trip to the movies
Melania is a fascinatingly terrible film
Peston’s Inbox
As hacked by Robert Hutton
You’re banned
Kemi Badenoch’s plan to save the Tories by firing the voters
Two faces of Toryism
Andy Street and Suella Braverman represent two paths. The Conservatives are taking the low road
Ice, cold in the North Atlantic
The Speaker explodes, Badenoch discovers self-determination and Trump can’t remember which island he wants.
Calm waters
Mike Johnson’s spinelessness was as surreal as it was disingenuous
On bores and wars
Even Keir Starmer cannot make Trump’s insanity sound tedious
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
Legal curiosities
The pursuit of justice in small or atypical jurisdictions has sometimes led to some unusual legal quandaries
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes