Blairism
Bring back the Law Lords
Tony Blair’s introduction of a US-style Supreme Court has served to undermine the supremacy of Parliament
The empty Trojan horse
Blairism and the Tories
Keir Starmer – a Serious Man
Starmer lays out a future – back to “the third way”
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
Which country?
Our rural landscape is much misunderstood
The new equality bar
Is the Bar Standards Council really fit to enforce a proposed raft of new equality rules?
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Death on demand?
Euthanasia offers only bad choices to the most vulnerable patients
