Democracy
Britain is stuck in a welfare loop
The incentive structure in a democratic welfare state makes economic realism impossible
Winning elections is not enough for Reform
The party must prepare itself for an assault on its legitimacy
The voters were the biggest losers in Australia
Triumph for the Labor Party means triumph for mediocrity
The rise of Ukraine’s green cardinal
Unaccountable power in Kyiv is threatening Ukrainian democracy
The unbearable denseness of boomers
Self-styled defenders of liberal democracy cannot tolerate disagreement or even discontent
Biraderi networks are transforming local politics
Why British politicians are campaigning for a new airport … in Pakistan
What is next in Britain’s TV dramocracy?
A look at the series that might follow Adolescence
Thoughts on a crisis
A vision of a salvageable democracy built squarely on an orthodox account of the supremacy of political institutions
Romania has exposed anti-democratic tendencies in Europe
We have to choose the politicians that European elites have already chosen
Don’t blame the internet for youthful disaffection
Material conditions are more to blame than social media
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
Green eggs and flam
A fine way to make herbes omelette
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
Where are Britain’s moral voices?
On decriminalising abortion up to birth, the Archbishop of Canterbury must talk the talk, not walk the walk
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down