British Politics
In praise of incivility
Je suis Nicola
The three circles of hell
Today’s glossy big-city party conferences are even more nightmarish than the traditional grim trips to run-down seaside resorts
Towards a right-wing Blob
Arguments are useless without institutions
On Britishness
Having that debate
No excuses for the Right
There is a way, if there is will
The post-liberal trap
The new communitarianism looks suspiciously like what we have already
Why are British politicians such utter bores?
Mediocre people for mediocre times
Not doing God
The political perils of secularisation
Beware the crisis crisis
Constant catastrophism is destroying our brains
Housing hypocrisy
The mainstream parties are betraying the aspirations of young people
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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
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 pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
Profile: Alec Douglas-Home
The quintessential Tory grandee who
was the last of his kind: a politician
motivated by service to his country