British politics is Gething worse and worse
Identity is being prioritised over competence and ambition
The triumph of electoral sectarianism
Votes on the basis of ethnic identity are reshaping British politics
Against beautiful losers
We must lose our attachment to the good-natured failure
Collapse of the cordon sanitaire
The success of nationalists is shaking European politics
Britain must get real on foreign policy
Dim clichés and childish chest-beating are not going to help us
Where the Tories must go from here
The Conservative Party must set aside backbiting in favour of building a radical political project that can appeal to young and old alike
The curse of super-councillors
MPs should not be focused on the local at the expense of the national
Where are the real statesmen?
Neither populists nor managerialists can rule
Manifestos, multiculturalism and the British millet system
Competing communitarian manifestos provide a dark glimpse into Britain’s future
Blairism at its most zealous
The Labour manifesto is a recipe for bland bureaucratic managerialism
Planning for success
Even with its huge majority, Labour has a finite amount of political capital. It should spend a great deal of it on planning reform
The real St George’s Day
The week in fragile people and fragile porcelain
Britain must not overregulate AI
Staying competitive in the modern world depends on balancing its opportunities and its risks
Trump the peacemaker?
Donald Trump’s survival should inspire him to seek an end to violence
Germany is acknowledging the unspeakable
A pattern of criminality is shattering taboos
Troublesome women
Rebellious heroines and unscrupulous heroes
The incarnation of vice
Sex, gypsies, smoking, smugglers, sex, bullfighting, murder, and did we mention…sex?
So many art fairs, so little time
On the forums that bring together dealer and buyer
There is no human right to assisted suicide
Lady Hale is wrong about the existing laws
“Safe and legal routes” is a dangerous cliché
Parties should be challenged to be clear on what they mean
The problem with politeness
The British aversion to seeming rude exposes us to ideological scolds
