Aethelflaed
Lessons from the lady of the Mercians
Alfred’s daughter Aethelflaed should inspire the next MP of Runcorn
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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
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Starmer’s union trap
Labour has handed power back to the unions, and is now discovering the cost of obedience
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
Dangerous liasons
Does Keir Starmer have a plan for dealing with Donald Trump?
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
Britain’s AI gamble reeks of desperation
The government is betting it all on AI — it could lose our trousers
Ring engagement
The Mash meets The Ring!
Gruesome twosomes
Considering culinary mismatches
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense