Artillery Row
East Germany — the illusion of Communist prosperity
Professor Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about the smoke and mirrors that obscured the reality of a failing East Germany
There’s truth in the toilet
Britain’s sewage problem requires a Victorian solution
Christians are being jailed in Iran
Religious persecution is growing more severe
War wounds of Polish history
Overcoming suffering can be a source of pride
It’s a drag
How sacralization ruins low culture
A hopeful debut
But beware of disappointments
Contra Cummings on Ukraine
He exposes his own lack of strategic thinking
Stormy waters in Belfast
Playing politics with the poor
Hello Liz
Sweet offerings in the rain
Expulsion from Borisland
We may walk no more in paradise
Chinese whispers
Oliver Dowden’s tough talk on Chinese hacking is less than wholly convincing
Politics with the depth of a puddle
A month of politically-minded podcasts has reached its exhausting apogee
Lutfur Rahman and the future of localism
A new and dangerous kind of local politics is emerging in Britain
It’s time to transition babies
Even in the womb, many foetuses can sense their own trans identity
Winning the argument, losing the country
Winning debates is all well and good, but it does not represent political progress
Free speech freeze-up
Reactions in Britain to the attempted suppression of NatCon suggest a bleak future for freedom of speech and thought
The invasiveness of voice notes
Don’t send them, and if you must send them keep them short
Legal laughs
Legal “humour” is seldom more than mildly amusing
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
Take trade experts and their models with a bucket of salt
The negative impact of Brexit on trade, and the economy at large, is still being overstated
No questions about the woman question, please
Activists are even being excluded from conversations about activism
