Commuting
We missed the bus
Dreams of dispensing with the school run
Reclaim the streets
Too many of our town centres have become hollowed-out, windswept deserts. But if we make them fit for people, they will return
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Let’s pay MPs less
MPs are getting another inflation-busting pay rise — even as the country they govern grows poorer
What Pullman gets wrong about Narnia
Philip Pullman is more like C.S. Lewis than he might think
Two cafes, both alike …
Our correspondent investigates the north London front of the Israel-Palestine conflict
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
The problem of midwit misinformation
Iran, insurance and how smart people lose sight of the truth
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
Profile: Alec Douglas-Home
The quintessential Tory grandee who
was the last of his kind: a politician
motivated by service to his country
The Arctic circle: a game of ice and fire
The Arctic is fast becoming a hotspot for great power competition
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale