Elections
Starmerism contra democracy
Will the establishment allow Reform to succeed?
Votes for 16-year-olds is a bad joke
Democracy, having been devalued, is now being turned into a farce
Winning elections is not enough for Reform
The party must prepare itself for an assault on its legitimacy
The voters were the biggest losers in Australia
Triumph for the Labor Party means triumph for mediocrity
The centrists are the real extremists
European democracy is being thwarted by the Extreme Centre
How the Muslim vote is reshaping British politics
Muslim voters in Britain do not need the traditional parties any more
Could Germany have an anti-woke Left?
As the Bundesrepublik’s political centre crumbles, the BSW eyes a gap in the market
A bloodless coup in Bucharest
How can elections be cancelled without substantive reasons even being presented?
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
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James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
Metamorphoses at the Rijksmuseum
Metamorphoses at the
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
Institutional feminism against women
The likes of Julia Gillard and Jess Phillips have enabled misogyny
Are Reform the new Greens?
As the Green Party loses interest in rural matters, Richard Negus considers the claim that British agriculture and the countryside have a new champion
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Cofnas, Cambridge and academic freedom
Truly provocative ideas are still unwelcome in our universities
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
Why Keynes was wrong
He misinterpreted fundamental economic principles