The tyranny of the train companies
Train companies are bullying the innocent while blatant lawbreakers run free
Can Nigel Farage do his job?
Against the grim passivity of British politics
In defence of emotional voting
We cannot expect voters to think in cold rational terms
Women MPs should be representing women’s interests
It was ludicrous to talk about microaggressions in the aftermath of an alkaline attack
Leave Gen Z alone
The supposed laziness of young people has itself become a lazy trope
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear