Artillery Row
Real postliberalism starts in pubs
The state cannot be the source of community attachments and affection
British in name only
We should question the residency rights of those who fail to integrate
In defence of “stirring up”
The law should target harms and not the potential for harm
British politics needs more history
Despite unprecedented resources, we are failing to learn from the past
Hahn and Gál: Music out of time
Two composers who stuck to their musical roots as the world turned
Cotton ceiling 2.0
Straight men should not be trying to seduce lesbians
The tyranny of brain rot
Obsessive screen use is sending young minds down the Skibidi Toilet
Ukraine is in its strongest position yet
Russia has played nearly all of its cards, and lost nearly all leverage
Britain at closing time
The decline of national attachments among elites has led to the decline of Britain
We are on the brink of blackouts
The establishment must wake up to the scale of British energy insecurity
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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
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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
What’s wrong with our newspapers
Important news is being drowned in the tawdry and the trivial
Good enough for politics
We should be more willing to declare some political problems solved
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real