London mayor
Politics on cheat mode
Westminster’s politics are switched to easy settings while Farage thrives on cheat mode
Fox’s real strategy
Column inches, not mayoral success, is the real victory of Laurence Fox’s political campaign
He’s behind you!
Turn again, Detective Inspector Hathaway
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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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unconquered by a
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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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
A load of Bolls
Citizen Vigilante is artless MAGA slop
Climate alarmism must not be unquestionable
We have succumbed to herd-like thinking over renewable energy
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Sweeter the second time around
There’s a real weight to some lyrics once you’re nearer the end than the beginning
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd