James Callaghan
Britain’s last conservative prime minister
A new collection of essays provides a welcome reappraisal of Labour leader James Callaghan, says Graham Stewart
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
How Bridget Phillipson earned an F
Phillipson’s big ambitions were reduced to performative stunts
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
The migrant crime cover up
Why is Labour fighting to keep migrant crime statistics secret?
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
The vibe shift is a myth
Far from living through an age of cultural rebellion, we are seeing the imposition of cultural conformity
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
Andy Burnham is a coward
Andy Burnham’s refusal to submit himself to serious questioning tells us more about his premiership than any manifesto could
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it