French Election
Liberty, fraternity, animosity
The right-wing turn in France
France’s unspoken, unfinished civil war
France’s cycle of social unrest and politically polarised elections has its roots in the Algerian conflict and the ensuing unresolved struggle for the soul of the nation
The empire strikes back
France is going to the polls in the shadow of its colonial past
Le Pen surging as France prepares to go to the polls
France’s establishment parties are nowhere in Sunday’s election
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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
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
A bore and a balm
Inferno: Behzod Abdurimov (Alpha Classics)
The government must end its war on the price mechanism
The government is stubbornly ignoring the harms and risks of its interventions into markets
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions