Kirsty Brimelow
Liberty in lockdown
Is it time to release democracy from quarantine and resuscitate the rule of law?
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American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
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.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
It’s not a level pitch
Where did it all go wrong for Crystal Palace?
Steel blues
The Government’s new steel strategy is stupid and destructive
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs