Authoritarianism
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
Big Sister is watching you?
Welcome to the panspectron
Britain must stop subsidising the Ugandan regime
We are propping up a brutal dictator
No, lockdowns were not inevitable
The Hallett inquiry has ignored the best arguments against shutdowns
Go back to the future
Millennial “progressive” politics have worsened our country and undermined democracy itself
So, cancel culture is real and bad now?
We should all oppose attacks on freedom of speech, but not only when it suits us
Britain doesn’t need a strongman, it needs a spine
Politicians must stop delaying difficult decisions
Exiting democracy
What do expats in authoritarian states say about the condition of British politics?
The thick blue line
The problem with humourless police officers
The police are ruining their reputation
The average citizen has no reason to put their faith in British policing
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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
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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
Squeezing out your generation
New laws are harming, not helping, younger people
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
The case for vapes
Arguments for prohibitionism disappear in a cloud of vapour