Defence Secretary
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
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James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
Borne back into the past … of Bolton
Oh no, not another cliche!
Starmer’s union trap
Labour has handed power back to the unions, and is now discovering the cost of obedience
Into the light
The courage and dignity of Gisèle Pelicot should inspire us all
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
Who will pound longest?
America has military might — but does it have the appetite for war?
The story of a lifetime
Whole life novels lay bare the randomness and haphazardness of life
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”