Defence Secretary
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
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
London is broken
Local politics can’t offer the renewal our nation’s capital desperately needs
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
Crisis? Watt crisis?
Renewable energy promises the gold at the end of a rainbow
The Cup and me
My lasting World Cup memories have nothing to do with England
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
Crushing the real progressives
The Islamic Republic of Iran, now under fire from the demonic West, is the most progressive society on earth
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism