Mark Rutte
NATO’s Ankara moment
NATO’s middle powers must not depend so heavily on the USA
Brexit has freed the EU
Now the brakes are off, the EU is morphing into a full-fledged transfer union
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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
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
A second Northern Ireland?
How the SNP squandered a major opportunity for independence
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
