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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
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
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions
Sexy sisters and holy hotties
Less Sister Simper, more Attila the Nun
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world