Habsburgs
Revolutionaries in the palace
Austria-Hungary’s last empress is inducted into the cult of Diana and Meghan
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards
Life for petty theft?
IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
What’s so illiberal about “illiberal democracy”?
Viktor Orbán has been a political pioneer in Europe
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
A range of Stratford anecdotes
The Walliams dilemma
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate
Tony Blair is an extremist
He should have left public life long ago
“Treatment” does not make child predators safe
People who abuse children must be kept away from children