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…
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
Gregory Halting
Procrastinator extraordinaire
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd