Artillery Row

Restoring the Constitution

Martin Howe QC explains why we need a Restoration of the Constitution Bill

A crooked eye

Sinn Fein, the press and the leadership contest which wasn’t reported

The laughometer at the leaders’ debate

The issue being dodged by both Johnson and Corbyn was trust. Principally, the lack of it

Painting by numbers

Alexander Adams counts the cost of female artistic success

Shifting sands for Saudi

The Kingdom’s attempt to float Saudi Aramco didn’t go fully to plan

Do Prime Ministers lose their seats?

There is no special place in the British electoral system for party leaders

All aboard the trans-Lib Dem express

The Lib Dems’ approach to transgender rights showcases the contradictions of identity politics

Cancel the war on progressives

Cancel culture hurts most those who cheer it on

The myth of Abbey Road

Abbey Road is less a cornerstone of the Beatles’ legend than its tombstone

Starting blocks

On the most important nomination stage in living memory