The lonely end of a political failure
Leo Varadkar rode to power on a wave of optimism and is disappearing in a puff of disaffection
Take a bow
This season’s must-have neckwear is a sartorial two-fingered salute to life
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Will Starmer’s immigration gambit backfire?
The prime minister might have opened a box that he cannot close
The strange history of Keir Starmer and assisted suicide
How long, and to what extent, has the prime minister supported legalisation?
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
Centre for a vassal state
Why is a think tank dedicated to “Inclusive Trade” trying to tie the UK to EU imports?
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
Gambling gifts
New reports on Labour and political donations miss the point
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
It’s the money supply, stupid
How the Keynesian blinkers of Democrat economists led to a second Trump victory
