Alan Isler
Finely-turned tales of mothers, murder and love
We need a system where books that publishers really love, where it’s not mere puff, get a special sticker on the front, says John Self
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
Kemi Badenoch was right about the chaos in Clapham
Rioting as entertainment is a First World phenomenon
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
Exile and exaltation
Bohuslav Martinu: The Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
A range of Stratford anecdotes
The Walliams dilemma