Foreign Policy
Has the Chagos Islands deal killed progressive realism?
Keir Starmer’s foreign policy concept is on the rocks already
An island of lotus-eaters
Our liberal national elites are unwilling to let go of their delusions
Who needs NATO?
If it has a purpose, it’s not to defend against a non-existent foe, but to ensure US patronage
The India delusion
It is a mistake to think that Modi’s India is a natural ally
Why the world could be more dangerous in 2025
The old order is breaking apart and bad actors are taking advantage
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
Turkey must be at the centre of Donald Trump’s policy for the Middle East
It would be pure folly to alienate such an important regional power
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
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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
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The miracle of the magical migrants
Is a man’s identity is fluid when he steps on British soil, but calcified on African soil?
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
Self-inflicted misery
Super troupers
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
The untold story of Brexit
Part political history, part memoir, Matthew Elliott’s account captures the campaign that reshaped British politics
A very postmodern schism
A postmodern spectacle exposed deep divisions about the nature of truth
Rage against the dying of the night
The loss of the soft-lit splendour of London after dark