Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
Dozing in the orchard
Chekhov at the RSC is a lot sleepier than it should be
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Extending “work of equal value” claims is absurd
Keir Starmer’s parting gift to the economy could be catastrophic
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
Dead reckoning
How Britain forgot the sea (and why it matters)
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham