Catherine Connolly
The Irish establishment pretend the Right doesn’t exist
Conservative candidates couldn’t even get their names on the ballot
Ireland turns to the looney left
The Irish presidential election betrays a divided country where many feel left behind
The annexation election
The Irish Presidential contest contains yet more republican provocations
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Reform should not abandon free markets
Nigel Farage should stick to his liberal guns against the forces of collectivism
A Laboured response
Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water