Collective Responsibility
Why is the Cabinet still so united?
There is a crisis in the country, but not in Whitehall – why?
The designated survivor
Churchill’s stroke in 1953 does not create a workable precedent for Dominic Raab to follow
A manifesto for the fun police state
The IPPR recommendations would do more harm to your freedoms than good for your health
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
Don’t bite the hand that feeds the birds
The government’s flawed biodiversity analysis endangers successful state-funded schemes
When the farmers took on Starmer
It was an inspiring day in London as farmers resisted Labour’s class warfare
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
“Bold vision”
An action or choice can perfectly well be bold without being good
Israel, the ICJ and the plausibility of genocide
Commentators are misunderstanding the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice
Resist Labour’s managerial revolution
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are grimly committed to expanding the state and entrenching bureaucracy
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap