Democracy
Modern echoes of ancient history
Stephen Kershaw may have taken accessibility too far in his classical account
Independence: a two-way street
Both judges and politicians must respect long-standing constitutional conventions
And never the twain shall meet?
A lineup of new books tackle the thorny China problem
Inadequately in office
Are there any Tories in the Tory party?
The resurrection of France?
A third way to the cynical politics of Macron and Le Pen exists
The City’s disenfranchised voters
As the City of London goes to the polls, why are thousands being denied the right to vote?
Putin and the new global order
An older worldview makes a triumphant return, and splits the American right
Too stupid for the truth
Lying to the public “for their own good” spells the end of democracy
Runaway judiciary
The Government’s new consultation programme offers hope for a long overdue reform of the Human Rights Act
The name’s gone
Society needs to end the charade of delegating moral judgments on historic benefactors to schoolchildren