Backstop
Creative ambiguity in a hall of mirrors
Are the mixed messages of the Internal Market Bill accident or design?
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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
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible