Defence
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
A new course for Cuba
The United States should give up its futile and arrogant dreams of regime change
NATO needs the Germans to be up
European defence depends on a stronger Germany
British foreign policy must serve British interests
It is time to put aside legalistic and moralistic nonsense and focus on what is best for Britain
Trump goes to war
The world is facing danger and mystery as America and Israel go to war with Iran
Putting British defence on an even keel
Huzzah for the bulwarks of England
It’s time Britain moved to warfighting readiness
War-readiness is necessary for protecting our democracy
The coming fate of middle powers
Why Britain’s future lies with sovereign partners
Prepare for life without America
Trump’s National Security Strategy has put Europe on notice
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
Joyous genre-bending
Milestones (Signum Classics)
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
Why Ed Miliband can’t change course
He would have to abandon his self-appointed role as an agent of progress
It’s time to ban the Brotherhood
Britain can no longer afford to ignore the Muslim Brotherhood’s quiet but far-reaching influence
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
The sacrifice that changed Naipaul
The humiliation of his father, forced to slaughter a goat to atone for
angering Hindus, made the writer wary of insulting religion
Infamous five
To most of us, the Cambridge Five are just names
A country at war with itself
Washington politics can
best be understood through the history
of bitter factional in-fi ghting within both
the Democratic and Republican parties