Advice
Podcasters: do as I say, not as I do
Sometimes the best advice is simply not to go on a podcast
My advice to young writers
You are hoping for a successful career, but it’s going to take more than just the work
Lessons for the young
Epigrams for adolescents
Most Read
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
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
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.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
On a winning streak
Eventually streaks end, but it does not have to be The End
Beyond Carmen
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
The sickness of Sickfluencers
Social media and AI are enabling the exploitation of our benefits system
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
How to reverse Britain’s nuclear decline
Regulatory reform alone is not enough — we need better governance
How to build a Europe of the peripheries
Resetting Britain’s relations with the EU should not mean being beholden to France and Germany