Frank Capra
Is it still a wonderful life?
The values Frank Capra celebrated seem to be fading in our times
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Our AI overlords will end bigotry
Bring on the machines
Murders for July
Your summer holiday reading is sorted here
Institutional feminism against women
The likes of Julia Gillard and Jess Phillips have enabled misogyny
Andy Burnham’s empty toolbox
Britain’s next Labour government will inherit a state too indebted to deliver the interventionism it dreams of
The untold story of Brexit
Part political history, part memoir, Matthew Elliott’s account captures the campaign that reshaped British politics
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Settlement disagreements
Shabana Mahmood and the Labour Party are absolutely hopeless on immigration
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
When compassion kills
Decriminalising vagrancy is no act of kindness