Independence
For realism, against Scottish nationalism
Progress depends on rejecting the delusions of independence
The Catalan gridlock
Catalans are losing their identity as well as their hopes for sovereignty
Should Boris keep out of Scotland, whatever the Covid level?
Even many Scottish Conservatives seem nervous about the prime minister’s visits north. So who else is going to save them?
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
Trump’s first gambit fails
The Republican candidate was not as effective on the debate stage as he anticipated
Is “progressive realism” either?
Weighing up the rights and wrongs of the Lammy Doctrine
Why young men like Donald Trump
He cuts through the sterility and severity of modern life
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
What does it mean to be Christian?
We are in danger of reducing faith to the shallow depths of personality and politics
Advertisements for themselves
Michael Craig-Martin and the sad afterlife of conceptual art
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke