Flags
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
Rallying round the flag
Flags can be a symbol of defiance when patriotism is being demonised
Red lines
Fighting Ulster’s flag downgrade
When the left loves flags
Modish causes satisfy tribal instincts
Stars, stripes and dollars
Michael Prodger on the artists who make huge sums for painting the US flag
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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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
Giles Treadwell
Old-style literary agent
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.