Leon Trotsky
The 21st century Bolshevik
Brexit showed the ruling elite is still terrified by Trotsky’s ideas of working class upheaval
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Adventures in Soho
All the pleasures of roughing it and very little of the actual rough
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
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
Killing with kindness
The MoD’s drive for a net zero military is an ideological folly that risks national security
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
