Australian deal
A great deal for Britain
Some things social media forgot to tell you about the UK–Australia trade deal
A “no deal” Brexit is not an “Australian deal” Brexit
The Withdrawal Agreement seriously constrains a sovereign UK’s room for manoeuvre
Time for realpolitik in Israel
Britain’s foreign policy in the Middle East should put British interests first
The Midas touch
The kind of skill that makes the breath catch in thousands of throats at once
Lutfur Rahman and the future of localism
A new and dangerous kind of local politics is emerging in Britain
Three novelists pushing the bloat out
Some novels still dare to leave the reader’s hand unheld — without universal success
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
Rishi goes a-wooin’
The Prime Minister was an extremely nervous suitor trying to impress some very sceptical rural in-laws
Preparing for the worst
How gender critical commentators are preparing for the impact of the Hate Crime and Public Order Act
Man of letters: reading between the lines
Byron: A Life in Ten Letters by Andrew Stauffer
Women MPs should be representing women’s interests
It was ludicrous to talk about microaggressions in the aftermath of an alkaline attack
Taking on the right-on with cold, hard facts
A practical manual for anyone who has no choice but to sit on committees with idealistic intellectuals
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
