Artillery Row
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
No interest in national interests
The government is not putting Britain first
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Revising Roman rottenness
The monsters of old can teach us about the monsters of today
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
Up-and-down towns
The rise and fall of English towns in the 1960s and 80s
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
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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
The Arctic circle: a game of ice and fire
The Arctic is fast becoming a hotspot for great power competition
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.
The Farage flounce
A joke that worked, and an exit that didn’t.
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
Badenoch in the bindweed
The Conservative Party leader might please no one by trying to please everyone
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
Surrogacy is not a human right
Noble principles are being twisted to prop up an exploitative ideology
Peston’s Inbox
Kemi doesn’t give her kids Easter eggs
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm