Lord-Lieutenant
On His Majesty’s service
An insider’s view on the discreet and very English process of appointing a Lord-Lieutenant
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
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
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
Election objections
Andy Burnham doesn’t need a general election mandate
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves