Jacques Brugnon
France needs a hero
All nations have known long winless periods, but the French drought in Paris has felt very long
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
RIP New Labour?
Keir Starmer’s failure should mark a decisive break with a failed consensus
Vera, the doctor who defied Rasputin
A female surgeon in the chaos of Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union
