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An indefensible defence policy
Why the country’s strategic ambitions are incompatible with our welfare bill
Keeping us on message
The UK’s secret government propaganda unit dedicated to praising multiculturalism
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
It’s time to see Brexit through
The next government must finally drag Britain out of the European Union’s tractor beam
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Beware the British ICE
Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
Tasty tunes
The Chocolate Soldier, Opera della Luna, Wilton’s Music Hall
Murders for May
From the spa resort of Buddington to the streets of Tokyo
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
When art took on fascism (and lost)
Abstract activist concerns have overshadowed aesthetic production
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Burnham’s beginnings
Keir’s out and Andy’s in. But will anything meaningful change?
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think