David Hoey
Getting the barnacles off
Simon Hoare and David Hoey debate the merits of the Northern Ireland Protocol
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
When art took on fascism (and lost)
Abstract activist concerns have overshadowed aesthetic production
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
Not mad for it
I Puritani, Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives