Eamon Duffy
Cardinal Newman
The apostate saint
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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
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Trump: the imprudent king
The President has so far achieved the opposite of what he promised
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment
Fence-sitting in a time of peril
Daniel Johnson condemns the Prime
Minister’s impotent handwringing when
America called for help in the Iran war