Foreign Policy
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
Iran has been fatally misunderstood
The US and Israel were foolish to imagine that the Iranians would crumble
Worldviews apart
There are disturbing differences between how British Muslims and non-Muslims see the world
British foreign policy must serve British interests
It is time to put aside legalistic and moralistic nonsense and focus on what is best for Britain
International law, what is it good for?
International law should not be the sole guide to foreign policy
Reform is making a mistake on Iran
The party is throwing its weight behind an unpopular and perilous cause
Britain should accept the American bear hug
Despite everything, the special relationship truly is special
Britain needs to go back to basics on foreign policy
Britain cannot be subordinated to Europe or America but must make itself powerful again
On bores and wars
Even Keir Starmer cannot make Trump’s insanity sound tedious
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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
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
The revolt against the public
The establishment cannot accept ordinary citizens having power
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
What is the CID for?
Zac Brettler’s short life and mysterious death
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal