Labour Party
Who to free — killers or rapists?
The police, the prisons and the courts are all dysfunctional, thanks to the Conservatives
Is Scottish independence really dead?
Labour’s “more devolution” policy will only strengthen the cause in the long term
Contra Hitchens on the election
It was reasonable not to vote to prevent a Labour majority
Starmer and the blob
The Conservatives must focus on our constitutional order
Women have bad odds with Dodds
This appointment is an insult from Keir Starmer
Starmer and the satirists
Will British comedians be as tough on the new government as on the last?
Labour won’t survive unless it boosts living standards
People need hope that things can eventually get better
The schadenfreude election
The Labour landslide is a clarifying moment, which will be good for British political debate
The great Conservative farewell
The Conservatives’ terrible result could become terminal
A majority built on sand
Keir Starmer should not feel too triumphant — hard times lie ahead
Bedazzling
Nigel Farage takes centre stage and everyone else is sidelined
Will the next prime minister stand up for women’s rights?
Rhetorical progress has been made on gender issues — but will it affect policy?
The slain in Spain, and Belfast again
This police drama tidies up loose ends just enough, but still leaves the viewers wanting more
School’s out forever
British universities are in an unsustainable state of overexpansion, and taxpayers can’t be expected to keep footing the bill
Reject Naominomics
Ideas like Naomi Klein’s are bad for the economy (and for the environment)
Dancing around the issues
Who won? Certainly not the country
Was The Bible written by slaves?
A new book maintains that enslaved scribes and readers may have affected the shaping of Christian ideas
Technical problems
Rishi Sunak must be glad to face one problem that is absolutely not his fault
The space man
Thomas Müller has provided great sporting inspiration
Five rules for governing
Use your power, bring back politics, extend your wings, rebuild your base — and govern in poetry
Against literary celebriphilia
We need interesting authors, not “big names”
