Conservative Party
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Badenoch in the bindweed
The Conservative Party leader might please no one by trying to please everyone
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
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
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
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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
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
IPSO has to go
A regulator built to uphold standards has become a partisan censor — the right must walk away before it is too late
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
The trans war on reality
Trans activists loudly trumpet a false mythology
of victimhood. In fact, trans people are more
likely to kill than be killed,
Beyond Carmen
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Frivolous and doomed
Classicism still has its place at the National Theatre
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Ring engagement
The Mash meets The Ring!