British Politics
Boris Johnson, the Wrath of God
On the resurrection of the bloated Lazarus
Politicians can’t spin mass immigration away
Managerial tinkering is not enough — we need a cap
A “call list” system would be a gift to lazy MPs
It will suck all the life out the House of Commons
In defence of Blue Labour
It might be old-fashioned and romantic but it has been ahead of the times
Don’t kill liberty to save it
Big government does not deserve greater powers to make up for its mistakes
Starmer’s nightmare
The prime minister is being haunted by a smug Nigel Farage
The Conservatives must change or die
Kemi Badenoch has had her chance and she has failed
Proceduralism is killing Britain
Process triumphs over principle and practicality in every aspect of life
Britain needs Thomas Skinner
The country needs some optimism in miserable times
Criticising judges
If a judge cannot tolerate public scrutiny, they have no business being a judge
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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
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
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.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Institutional feminism against women
The likes of Julia Gillard and Jess Phillips have enabled misogyny
A profound Tory
Simon Heffer’s biography of Enoch Powell very much deserves revisiting
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
Class war in the upper house
The end of the Lords’ ancient
right to resolve peerage disputes
is the latest casualty of Labour’s
constitutional vandalism
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art