Artillery Row
Why was a foreign rapist in Britain?
The sad background to a horrific case
Assisted dying and the suicidal
The culture around assisted dying could aggravate the thoughts of the suicidal
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
The sorry strategy
Reparations are a deeply dangerous strategy in the carnivorous world of geopolitics
Taking the liberal mask off prohibition
The case for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is morally and economically unsound
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
Merkel the Disaster
The sad dolts in the room are wrong about the former German chancellor
From El-Alamein to Ukraine
How has the nature of warfare changed since World War Two?
Rewiring the state
Kemi Badenoch has a plan, though what it involves is anyone’s guess
The Scullionbait Awards for Reporting Merit
Articles with no opposing quotes, criticism, or trace of so-called “balance”
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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
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
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
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
The Hollywood starlet and the immigration albatross
Free marketeers were too content to ignore the negative externalities of immigration
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna