Alex Chalk
Dead and buried
Why has a much-needed review into coroner’s services been shelved?
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American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
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.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Starmer’s union trap
Labour has handed power back to the unions, and is now discovering the cost of obedience
The revolt against the public
The establishment cannot accept ordinary citizens having power
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
How to build a Europe of the peripheries
Resetting Britain’s relations with the EU should not mean being beholden to France and Germany
It’s high time we banned dogs
The tide is turning against these slobbering beasts
How to reverse Britain’s nuclear decline
Regulatory reform alone is not enough — we need better governance
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Keir Starmer is causing trouble over the Troubles
The government should stop caving in over Northern Ireland legacy issues
The problem of midwit misinformation
Iran, insurance and how smart people lose sight of the truth
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring