2001 General Election
How New Labour made Boris Johnson
Twenty years ago, the Conservative Party was at its lowest ebb. But on the night of New Labour’s greatest triumph, one man promised to revive their fortunes…
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
A Royal good time
Racing brings the country together in a convulsion of delirious democracy
BBC Verify’s Bangladesh blunder
In trying to combat misinformation, the BBC has spread its own
Folly, fantasy and Britain’s defence crisis
Britain has spent scarce resources in support of the fantasy of “Global Britain”
Rehabilitating an Edwardian genius
The sheer scale and diversity of Lutyens’ output is mind-blowing
Carelessness in the community
Who are the “community leaders” who are currently shaping police policy in Birmingham?
Drill music’s token freedoms
Defences of free expression have become hopelessly unprincipled
