Artillery Row
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
A scarcity machine
Why Peckham residents should not celebrate development being blocked
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Why 1776 matters to modern Britain
The American founding is a case study in peaceful regime change
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
It is time for antidisestablishmentarianism
Church establishment is still worth fighting for
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
How to get Britain building
A new policy paper proves that the government can beat bureaucratic sclerosis if it wants to
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback