British Muslims
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
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
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
One deuce of a decider
This is it, when you look into the abyss and the abyss looks back into you
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
Saint Sánchez?
How the Spanish Left uses the Right to hold power
Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Dead reckoning
How Britain forgot the sea (and why it matters)