Artillery Row
Our MPs are still dangerously delusional on gender
Despite everything, British politicians have not accepted the realities of sex
Chagone
A serious party of the Right would promise to reverse the Chagos deal and jail those involved
Who should take the migration credit?
Immigration success has many fathers, but only one mother
The blunt truth about victim-led campaigns
Suffering does not make someone an expert on policy
Why we need sharp knives
The law should focus on actual criminals and let us cook
The EU carbon trap
Aligning with the EU on emissions is a terrible mistake
Parliament must reject the assisted dying bill
The potential for inhuman cruelty that it contains is vast
Safeguarding doesn’t make children safer
We fill out forms in lieu of making arrests
Over her head
This was a clear U-turn, made on a busy road in broad daylight, with hazard lights flashing
Nick Clegg was right to enter government
Avoiding difficult decisions is not morally superior
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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
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
We need a loud revival
The dream of a “quiet revival” always misunderstood the problem faced by British Christians
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
Form your battalions!
France, for all its flaws, still converts military spending into power — Britain does not
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.