Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn is repeating a failed approach to The Troubles
The process continues to be biased against the army and the RUC
Labour’s other capitulation to terrorism
Starmer has allowed the Irish to dictate Britain’s policy on Troubles-related offences
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Labour’s toxic medicine
The more they treat the symptoms of decline, the worse things get
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Restore the King James Bible
Those who are opposed, please consider, in the bowels of Christ, whether you may be mistaken
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
Infamous five
To most of us, the Cambridge Five are just names
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning