European Politics
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
The EU is getting worse
Ursula von der Leyen’s left-wing managerial agenda is failing
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
American crusades
Populism is susceptible to foreign lobbies and crusading delusions
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
Questioning Islam should not be policed
Luke Salmons’s legal victory should lead to a change in police culture
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
How to save your parish church
Be the Church you want to see in the world
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
A bewitching Sink drama
Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe make Shakespeare compelling for Gen Z
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities