Left-Wing Politics
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
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
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
Louis Through
The left-leaning media has lost its moral and institutional authority
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna