The small matter of Britain’s interest in China
To many Britons, China is a large country, far away
How the pandemic has exacerbated our struggle for dignity
David Goodhart’s recent book is a reminder that we need to look out for those whose lives, jobs and purpose are disappearing
The Scandi-noir plot to change Sweden
Sweden couldn’t have been as bad as depicted in Sjowall and Wahloo’s novels – after all it produced ABBA and Ikea
Blair is back. And so is Prudence
Labour will take a long view on borrowing in order to avoid being the party of big tax rises
Quarantine in the Falkland Islands – continued
In the final instalment of his Falklands quarantine diary, ASH Smyth gears up for the outside world after two weeks at home
What’s the EU really trying to do with the Protocol?
Brussels isn’t living up to the commitments it made
Budget 2021: What we’re expecting
Tax rises and handouts, everything we (think) we know is coming
A bank, not a study group
Christopher Fildes delves into the latest instalment of the Bank’s long and voluminous history
Are overcomplicated back stories killing drama?
As Line of Duty now seems mired in the complexity of its own backstory, Alexander Larman asks if on-screen plots have become too complicated for us to enjoy
The hypocrisy of the new-found freedom lovers
Commentators who have spent the last 20 years undermining key principles of democracy are crawling out from the woodwork to protect the right to protest
The thinning khaki line
What does the defence command paper reveal about Britain’s priorities for its armed forces?