Graeme Souness
Great pretenders
On talking a good game
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Louis Through
The left-leaning media has lost its moral and institutional authority
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad