Boris Johnson
Henpecked Harry & Badgered Boris?
The Prince and the Prime Minister have more in common than we might think
Escape to Vaccinery
Where’s the reckless rogue Tory MPs elected leader? Who’s this square?
The PM’s plan for lifting lockdown
A leisurely unlocking to prevent a rise in infections, or something more political?
Can the Northern Ireland protocol be untangled?
The Protocol is strangling Northern Ireland’s economy and damaging the DUP’s re-election chances. What will Boris Johnson do about it?
Event horizon
Boris’s believable border boasts
Should Boris keep out of Scotland, whatever the Covid level?
Even many Scottish Conservatives seem nervous about the prime minister’s visits north. So who else is going to save them?
Why is the Cabinet still so united?
There is a crisis in the country, but not in Whitehall – why?
The road back from Durham
Them that ask no questions isn’t told a lie
The limits of optimism
Like Mr Stimpson in the film Clockwise, Boris Johnson is learning about the perils of fostering hope
Remedial class
Keir Starmer thinks he’s dealing with an idiot at PMQs – as today showed, it’s a mistake to always underestimate your opponent
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
A high-speed tour of European History
Europe: A New
History by Roderick Beaton
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
We must get serious about anti-Jewish terror
Britain faces a dangerous rise in anti-Jewish violence and must get real about its implications
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections