Bernard O’Keeffe
Murders for March
Celebrity killings, Victorian mysteries, and murders on the high seas
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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 establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
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
Critical briefing: Belgian Channel crossings
How the geographical spread of Channel crossings has been widening
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
It’s time to scrap SLAPPs
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation are stifling debate in Britain
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was