Artillery Row

Reagan is not the answer to Republican woes

In response to Daniel Johnson’s March feature, Henry George argues that a return to Reaganism is not the future of American conservatism

The pleasure of hating

Debates over what constitutes ‘hate speech’ reintroduce dangerous concepts of sin and morality into our common law

A time to keep silence and time to speak

Nicola Sturgeon offers a PR masterclass in how to bury bad news

The Police Bill isn’t the threat to democracy the Left say it is

If you’re looking for the enemies of free speech, you’re looking the wrong way, argues Robert Poll

Our very British brand of totalitarianism

While sales of “1984” went through the roof this past year, Aldous Huxley’s dystopian vision is much more likely to come true than George Orwell’s

Hopkins and Oldman: The very best of British actors

Following the recent Oscar nod for Anthony Hopkins and Gary Oldman, Alexander Larman looks at other parallels between the two thespians

Murray Walker and the end of Golden Age sports commentators

Murray Walker was the last of the great sports commentators who brought us unforgettable sporting moments and catchphrases which delighted a generation

The cancelled charity boss who wants to be mayor

David Scullion speaks to Nick Buckley about his ambitions for Manchester

An island for asylum

Is the Home Office serious about sending asylum seekers to a British island?

Lockdown has fostered a ‘shadow pandemic’ of violence against women

In the wake of Sarah Everard’s death, why has no one acknowledged that Lockdown has provided the ideal conditions for which violence against women can thrive?