Constitutional Reform
Do we still live in a democracy?
Elections alone don’t make a democracy. Britain’s institutions are under strain, and trust in the state is slipping
Constitutionally deformed
Robert Peston and Kishan Koria would make our democracy far more dysfunctional
Oh good lords
Think twice about Labour’s constitutional plans
Britain’s constitutional knowledge crisis
Rory Stewart’s ignorance smells of Remainer entitlement
Redefining the rule of law
How much will MPs allow the Lord Chancellor to “rebalance” the constitution?
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
Why must everything move to Manchester?
Northern England is being framed in patronising reductionist terms
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
After the abdication
Springwood is a skillful and intelligent examination of presidential-monarchical relations
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections