A Man for All Seasons
Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law
Punishing anyone before they have even been convicted of anything makes me uneasy
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
A Laboured response
Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy
Class war in the upper house
The end of the Lords’ ancient
right to resolve peerage disputes
is the latest casualty of Labour’s
constitutional vandalism
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
The summer chill
Cool soups for hot days
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics