Foreign Policy
The trouble with AUKUS
Australia cannot always depend on its allies for sufficient support
History and the national interest
Those who do not learn from the past are liable to misunderstand Britain’s place in the world
The case for keeping out of things
There can be far worse things than being “irrelevant” to a war
On the verge of a regional tsunami
There seems to be no turning back between Israel and Iran
No one is fighting a proxy war for Britain
Kemi Badenoch has unwittingly exposed the need for Britain to change course on foreign policy
Let’s be real about Ukraine
Britain and its allies should be wholly realistic about what they are truly prepared to do
Britain should welcome the death of the Special Relationship
Our one-sided attachment to the US is damaging our opportunities
Donald Trump is abandoning American leadership
Trump’s tariffs will weaken, not strengthen, American power
The American sunset
This is not the liberal world order, nor are we out of it
Europe has always stood alone
We have to embrace what has always been true and create a stronger future
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Populism in its purest form
Nigel Farage is rallying his voters to defend his right not to be asked inconvenient questions about his money
A king’s ramsons
Look after the woods, and they will continue to give
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation