British Politics
The meaning of depoliticisation
How the establishment made political questions unanswerable
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
Britain needs an actual leader of the opposition
Rishi Sunak is doing nothing to hold Keir Starmer to account
The riots and the social media blame game
Politicians blaming social media for the riots are hiding from state failings
Weren’t the grownups meant to be back in charge?
Shallow managerialism has failed us already
Up with expertise, down with experts
Politicians should be informed by experts but not led by them
Lebanonisation in the UK
Sectarianism, crackdowns and ethnic tension are becoming the new normal in the UK
Boiling the British frog
Decline is a process, not a moment
Southport and the inescapability of politics
There is nothing essentially wrong with talking about immigration
Stop loving losers
Rishi Sunak does not deserve the media’s perverse rehabilitation project
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
The Islamic identity crisis
V.S. Naipaul was prophetic on the struggles between Islam and modernity
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
The Mexican baby business
In UK courts, parental orders for children born overseas outnumber those born to surrogates here
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
On travellers and trail hunting
Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture
Into the light
The courage and dignity of Gisèle Pelicot should inspire us all
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it