Energy Policy
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
We need to talk about nuclear regulation
The fate of Fingleton is more important than the budget
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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
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
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.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
The chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
Metamorphoses at the Rijksmuseum
Metamorphoses at the
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)