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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
How to build a Europe of the peripheries
Resetting Britain’s relations with the EU should not mean being beholden to France and Germany
The shadow of the thorn tree
Christian culture must combine tradition and modernity
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
Free speech is about principle, not political convenience
One might disagree with pro-Palestine radicals but that does not mean that they should be censored
Will capitalism end capitalism?
Artificial intelligence is perverting the logic of our economic and political systems