Lutfur Rahman and the future of localism
A new and dangerous kind of local politics is emerging in Britain
Against stakeholderism
How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making
Train lines to nowhere
The farcical naming of new overground lines has exposed the fragility of progressivism
Explaining the gender gap in politics
Why men and women have been marching in different ideological directions
Against Michaela multiculturalism
The school does not offer a successful model of integration for Britain
Nationalised bedtime?
The nanny state is not the solution for the problem of irresponsible parenting
A land of delectable paradoxes
How H.V. Morton deepened and enriched British perceptions of Wales
Platinum populism
Right-leaning discontent comes in many different forms
The government must deal with legal immigration
Small boats have not caused Britain’s record migration levels
Against the neoconservative case for Israel
British foreign policy should put British interests first
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
England is not yet lost
Where else would you rather be from?
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well
The costs of assisted suicide
The trade-offs are real and extremely serious
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
Revising Roman rottenness
The monsters of old can teach us about the monsters of today
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
The US city on the banks of the Thames
Critics don’t care for Canary Wharf, considering it a monument of 1980s corporatism
The mixed legacy of #MeToo
There is a difference between confronting male behaviour and recreational man-hating
