Democracy
Polls at the pics
Films offer windows into the British and American political processes
In defence of emotional voting
We cannot expect voters to think in cold rational terms
Remove the kid gloves
“Votes for 16-year-olds” has exposed our incoherent attitude towards young people
Ballots or bullets in New Caledonia
Democracy is at stake as violence scars the French territory
Democracy contra the majority
What does democracy mean if it is not related to the popular will?
The grim reality of a citizens’ assembly
A seemingly democratic initiative was nothing of the sort
The F-word
A serious accusation should be treated with appropriate seriousness
Return of the referendum?
More direct democracy could be Europe’s only means of restoring political legitimacy
Against stakeholderism
How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making
The strange death of Spain
A power-hungry socialist Prime Minister has struck a deal with separatists
In search of forgotten heroes
The Church has consigned to oblivion those who risked all to end the slave trade
Fear Ireland’s shadow banks
The Emerald Isle is ripe for a volatile market correction
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
Red lines
Fighting Ulster’s flag downgrade
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
British politicians are turning me into a libertarian
Their incompetence and presumptuousness is the best advert individualists have
Getting the measure of the Russian bear
A defensive concern under the right conditions can morph into a warrant for brutal expansionism
BoJo’s Life of Johnson
Exclusive extracts of perhaps the best autobiography by a former Conservative prime minister called Boris
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
