Edwardians
The word at war
Diplomacy’s charm was the talking, not the fighting
Have we lost our minds?
Our shallow and insincere public discourse pales by comparison to the bitter, but profound, politics of the Edwardian era
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Britain will be worse without hereditary peers
The expulsion of the hereditaries is neither fair nor pragmatic
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
Murders for May
From the spa resort of Buddington to the streets of Tokyo
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration