Lockdown
Peace in our towns
Fiona Duncan loves the unexpectedly luxurious calm of a city break
Where is Parliament?
If MPs cannot curb rule by decree, then they have little constitutional relevance
‘Tis the season to be Zooming?
After months of misery and lockdowns, the prospect of losing Christmas would be disastrous for so many
Remembering Lord Nelson
Gawain Towler fondly recalls his local pub as it closes for the second time due to lockdown
Our national spiritual leaders have fallen short
Why aren’t churches straining at the boundaries Caesar has fenced them off with?
Why it is right to question the orthodox Covid-19 narrative
The authors of ‘Welcome to Covidworld’ defend their stance
Pin the tail on the lockdown donkey
We are regularly told that Britain is on the brink of crises, but where is the evidence to support this?
The Conservative party’s autumn of discontent
It is a bad sign when Tory MPs say they will vote for their government with “a heavy heart”
Fighting against lockdown
The group that projects messages onto Parliament is briefing MPs behind the scenes
Why has Boris locked us up again?
The Government’s coronavirus strategy is all about protecting the Conservative Party brand with an eye on the next General Election
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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
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
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.
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
A second Northern Ireland?
How the SNP squandered a major opportunity for independence
Surrogacy is not a human right
Noble principles are being twisted to prop up an exploitative ideology
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
Gender self-ID was never the law
Barrister Akua Reindorf KC speaks about the controversial trans guidance the government is so loath to implement
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
How to reverse Britain’s nuclear decline
Regulatory reform alone is not enough — we need better governance
Saint Sánchez?
How the Spanish Left uses the Right to hold power