The problem with the Celtic Fringe
Devolution has proved to be a disastrous mistake
Running the rule over ages of empire
A quietly devastating rebuttal to the cruder anti-imperialist critiques of our superficially revolutionary times
Man and myth
This well-researched book deserves attention for those who wish to peer beyond the carefully cultivated image of Josip Broz Tito
Portugal’s bookish dictator
At least in the eyes of his supporters, António de Oliveira Salazar succeeded in making Portugal great again
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
Surrogacy is not a human right
Noble principles are being twisted to prop up an exploitative ideology
The poetry of Easter
Reason cannot entirely account for the particular and the mysterious
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
Our new five-party system
First-past-the-post no longer means
an electoral carve-up between the
Tories and Labour, allowing “fringe”
parties real political influence
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
Price caps and political pygmies
Britain’s capitalist command economy cannot let businesses be