Artillery Row
The end of UK drill
A genre based on sensational violence is simply fizzling out
The “British FBI” delusion cycle
Politicians neglect the long-term work that must be done to truly reform policing
The Spanish government is making a gigantic immigration gamble
As right-wingers gain ground, Pedro Sánchez has announced a massive amnesty for immigrants
The centre cannot hold seats
The idea that the Conservatives can win on appealing to liberal, middle-class voters is delusional
It’s time Britain moved to warfighting readiness
War-readiness is necessary for protecting our democracy
How Andrew Tate lost his aura
The decline of the “Top G” should teach his admirers to grow up
Why Robert Jenrick joined Reform
“This Stalinist approach doesn’t seem like the way to build a happy team, but then it’s not my problem anymore”
Andy Burnham doesn’t understand economics
His plan to “re-industrialise” illustrates devastating economic illiteracy
The English origin of jury trials
Jury trial is not a procedural convenience but an inherited right
Why we need our National Heritage Service
In defence of the other NHS
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
Beef and Brexit prosperity
High beef prices are a symptom of a deeper problem—Britain has left the EU, but not its economic mindset.
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
A Laboured response
Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas
The fateful road to the great dictators
Weimar Germany / Red Dawn Over China