Danielle McLaughlin
Sparks, glitterballs and masterworks
The greatest works of fiction published this year
Most Read
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Running down the clock
Does Keir Starmer have any plans for his final weeks in Downing Street?
Breaking the mould
The closure of the Denby pottery factor is an example of short-term political thinking
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
