On Europe
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
The EU is getting worse
Ursula von der Leyen’s left-wing managerial agenda is failing
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
What’s so illiberal about “illiberal democracy”?
Viktor Orbán has been a political pioneer in Europe
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
The party of retailers
Labour’s drift from its union roots reveals the party no longer knows what — or who — it is for
Standout singers
If Music (Erato), Day of These Days (Delphian) & Eisnacht (Genuin)
The shadow of the thorn tree
Christian culture must combine tradition and modernity
Awards ceremonies are erasing women
Biological males should not receive awards intended for women
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller