Christopher Saxton
Mapping a nation
The popularity of Saxton’s maps reflected the desire for consistency and precision
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
How Bridget Phillipson earned an F
Phillipson’s big ambitions were reduced to performative stunts
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The migrant crime cover up
Why is Labour fighting to keep migrant crime statistics secret?
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance