Cabinet Office
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
The slow vibe shift
Escaping our “post-cultural state” will not happen overnight
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent