Sketch
Parliamentary sketches from our parliamentary sketch-writer
Donkey work
The prime minister is rather less than a natural orator
F.I.B.S.
Why do the MSM keep reporting the words that Farage says?
Flattering the beast
For now, the kingdom has bought off the monster
Slingers and arrows
One man decided to hold the pass
Divorced, Defected, Danny!
Have a little faith
Oh Mandy …
Peter Mandelson Resignation Day seems to come sooner every year
Kemi does good PMQs shocker!
Plus: Could Mandy get three resignations in three different decades?
Is anyone following the leader?
The Conservatives have a long way to go before winning back relevance
Free for me but not for thee
It’s tricky stuff, this freedom of expression
Reform’s uncut fringe
The party’s lunatic element is still in good health
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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
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
The story of a lifetime
Whole life novels lay bare the randomness and haphazardness of life
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
Woke politics was never trivial
Wokeness was a lot more, and a lot worse, than a passing online fad
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state