Artillery Row
The end of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer has already wasted his opportunity to govern
Aaron is not your hero
Framing Titus Andronicus in anti-imperialist terms misses the point
Against therapy
Talking too much can do more harm than good
The case for keeping out of things
There can be far worse things than being “irrelevant” to a war
Sex and the sacred
A new book is an absorbing insight into a confused and confusing subject
Yunchan Lim: Tchaikovsky, The Seasons
A deeply satisfying performance
How did TV get so bad?
An insider’s perspective on conformity and conservatism
Emigration, not immigration built the modern world
The UK wasn’t built by immigrants, but British emigrants built the world
Inside the Irish anti-immigration movement
Economic instability could provide an opening for a populist party
The House of Lords should block the Leadbeater Bill
It is both technically justifiable and materially right to do
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
A bore and a balm
Inferno: Behzod Abdurimov (Alpha Classics)
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
It is time for antidisestablishmentarianism
Church establishment is still worth fighting for
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
“Treatment” does not make child predators safe
People who abuse children must be kept away from children
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear