Graphic Novels
Corto Maltese – graphic novels on a higher plane
The faithful translation of Hugo Pratt’s graphic novels introduces his hero to the wider audience he deserves
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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
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
Crushing the real progressives
The Islamic Republic of Iran, now under fire from the demonic West, is the most progressive society on earth