Blue Labour
Labour’s blues
Leftish economics allied to moderate social conservatism offers a compelling route to power for Sir Keir Starmer
Legacy of failure
13 years of missed chances, bungled crises and miserable inaction
Walking a tightrope
It is not easy for Jeremy Hunt to toe the government line without falling off
The problem with the Celtic Fringe
Devolution has proved to be a disastrous mistake
Boris comes down from the mountain
Is he the Tory messiah, or just a very naughty boy?
Blame Boris for Britain’s borders
Boris Johnson is no lost Conservative hero — he did tremendous harm
Death by red tape
“Soft cancellation” is the preferred tool of institutionalised censoriousness
The slain in Spain, and Belfast again
This police drama tidies up loose ends just enough, but still leaves the viewers wanting more
Prophetic warnings
Error is the joy of pedants, be the error serious or trivial
Guardrails of civilisation
If politics is downstream from culture, culture is downstream from the campus
Chasing rainbows
Dissident civil servants have been risking their careers to fight a losing battle against burgeoning Whitehall wokery
Britain must not overregulate AI
Staying competitive in the modern world depends on balancing its opportunities and its risks