Christian Democratic Union
Don’t be beastly to the Germans
British conservatives have much to learn from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Preaching is not a crime
What Shaun O’Sullivan’s case tells us about the threat to liberty
Are all Christians monks?
George Guiver’s book exudes down-to-earthiness, bordering on irreverence
The strange death of the CDU
The decline of Angela Merkel’s party may return Germany to a Weimar-style splintered parliament
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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
After the abdication
Springwood is a skillful and intelligent examination of presidential-monarchical relations
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
RIP New Labour?
Keir Starmer’s failure should mark a decisive break with a failed consensus
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
AI and the Jefferson Option
Eighteenth-century advice on surviving the AI apocalypse
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
A very postmodern schism
A postmodern spectacle exposed deep divisions about the nature of truth
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre