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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
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
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
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
What difference does he make?
Andy Burnham is not the answer to our woes because Burnhamism is not replicable
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
We have to tame Big Tech
We must act to regulate social media before it does a lot more damage
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
The EU must change course on energy
European industry is finally standing up to irrational EU climate policies
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue