Eastbourne By-Election
The day terrorism won
The murder of Ian Gow – thirty years on
The Tory beauty contest
The good, the bad, the ugly and the downright embarrassing
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
Trump: Post-Modernist?
The former — and future? — president has an awkward but interesting relationship with the truth
We must resurrect the symphony
Or the orchestra will die with it
Libyans, Parisians and London Irish
Dry-ish, spare, clear-eyed — rare in a world of literary bloat, sentiment and overstatement
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
The danger of naive humanitarianism
The rejection of force is complacent and unsustainable
