Diego Garcia
The China panic and the Indian fact
The debate over the Chagos Islands has been clouded by fantasy about Beijing, obscuring the far more consequential role of New Delhi
The Chagos Islands deal is even worse than it looks
It could have horrific environmental consequences
Will Uncle Sam kill the Chagos deal?
America First might yet save Britain from itself
We can’t even give them away
Let’s not pretend we have sovereignty over the Chagos Islands
Britain should stand up to Mauritius
The British Government must make it clear that it will not allow a foreign country to threaten British citizens
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality