Jorg Heider
Sinn Fein and European Values
Brussels shuns Poland’s and Hungary’s governments – but will happily break bread with Sinn Fein.
The first victim of empire
England is an ongoing casualty of the British imperial project
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
A cruel choice
Today’s euthanasia bill risks sending Britain down a dark path
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
The Scullionbait Awards for Reporting Merit
Articles with no opposing quotes, criticism, or trace of so-called “balance”
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
Clickbait criticism
A depressing, inarticulate complaint of a generation too paralysed even to make art
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
The bastard son of democratic aestheticisation
How Donald Trump made populism funny
The year in military history
2024 has been a rewarding year for lovers of books and history
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation