Baroness Doreen Lawrence
The blunt truth about victim-led campaigns
Suffering does not make someone an expert on policy
Them there genes
Baroness Lawrence’s report downplays the importance of genetic factors that predispose BAME communities to Covid-19 vulnerability
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world