Government Oppression
Let’s face it
Governments use masking to force compliance, not fight viruses
Pay no attention
In the rush to blame tech companies, we forget the ultimate threat to free speech comes from the state
Passport to your soul
Opening the door to vaccine passports could lead to years of oppression, says Patrick Fagan
Most Read
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
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 establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
The strange birth of woo-woo
The glitzy LA supermarket chain and the Buddhist food cult behind your wellness smoothie
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
The Arctic circle: a game of ice and fire
The Arctic is fast becoming a hotspot for great power competition
A great tribute to a giant of the theatre
Two major revivals of Tom Stoppard’s work
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
The asylum seeker will see you now
We should not legitimise illegal migration and its damaging effects