Clockwise
The limits of optimism
Like Mr Stimpson in the film Clockwise, Boris Johnson is learning about the perils of fostering hope
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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
Sport’s regime changes
Canadian snooker has gone the way of Hungarian table tennis
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
The dog that failed to bark
Jeremy Corbyn hoped the local
elections would be a launch pad for
his new party. Instead, Your Party
has mostly been arguing with itself
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup
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
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse