English countryside
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Four divided by two
After nearly 25 years (and more than half my life), I can do what I like
British sporting art
Two views of the same country
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On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
The sacrifice that changed Naipaul
The humiliation of his father, forced to slaughter a goat to atone for
angering Hindus, made the writer wary of insulting religion
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
A bewitching Sink drama
Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe make Shakespeare compelling for Gen Z
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
It’s time to ban the Brotherhood
Britain can no longer afford to ignore the Muslim Brotherhood’s quiet but far-reaching influence