Artillery Row
The myth of Scotland’s Covid superiority
Scottish Government advisers are using misleading data to promote Scottish exceptionalism
People Need Borders
Louise Perry reviews Why Borders Matter: Why Humanity Must Relearn the Art of Drawing Boundaries, by Frank Furedi
The time is ripe for innovation
Natascha Engel reviews How Innovation Works, by Matt Ridley
Healthcare Needs an Ombudsman
Public healthcare needs public accountability
What does Black Lives Matter mean for Africa?
BLM have few words for the continent with the largest number of vulnerable black lives
Letter from Washington: To burn or not to burn?
What a Never-Trump divide says about the future of the Republican Party
When Political Families Fall Out
Has the dysfunctional family replaced the dynastic one in politics?
Out With a Bang
It’s the end of the road for Lebanon
How united is Italy?
Professor Jeremy Black and Political Editor Graham Stewart discuss the strength of Italy’s national unity
Food for Thought
The saga of the Rex Whistler restaurant and Tate Britain
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
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 rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
Beware the British ICE
Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived
Red tape and black markets
Prohibition is a criminal’s best friend
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
What does it mean to be free?
Women are caught between different experiences of freedom and loss