Communism
Why Václav Havel matters
He is a model of artistic and ethical courage
Have we really reached peak woke?
It’s not dying, it’s just evolving
Cambridge University was right to honour Angela Davis
It has exposed its real values and standards
Battered and beguiling
Polish art should not be ashamed of being Polish
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland
The war of words over Estonia’s Soviet monuments
Despite three decades of independence, Estonia’s Soviet past is still a cause of division
In search of El Dorado
Bolivia’s future could be bright if it forges its own bold path
Fanfares for the common man
Communist composers tried to create ideologically pure works for the workers — but without any great degree of success
A lie amid history
Will your interpretation of history be more interesting than the real thing?
The soul of the hard hat
On competing visions of modern life
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
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
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
A Laboured response
Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas
Questions for the Munich hawks
It is wrong to use Neville Chamberlain as a byword for cowardice and fecklessness