A real decolonisation dispute
Nobody has asked the Chagos Islanders if they wish to be independent of Britain
Against assisted suicide
How long before the right to die becomes a duty to die?
Posthumous courting
Sometimes love can conquer even the unimpassioned proceedings of the law courts
The myth of Winston’s legacy
The European Court of Human Rights was never a Conservative project
Bring back the traitors
To abandon the crime of treason is to move towards a post-national future
The people sing
The Chinese have had enough of lockdowns
Missing the point on lockdown
A new book on civil liberties and the pandemic is bogged down by petty proceduralism
On paying respects
A noble queue
I spread disinformation, and I’m very sorry
In which our brave author is found guilty of trying to be funny online
The small matter of Britain’s interest in China
To many Britons, China is a large country, far away
Gothic staging
The Turn of the Screw, Coliseum
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
Thou shalt not pray?
The British state is ruthlessly prosecuting thoughtcrime
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
A leadership bid you can’t refuse
Kemi Badenoch goes on a charm offensive
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
Sausage to fortune
Vague promises might haunt Starmer more than an embarrassing gaffe
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
