Martin Howe
ERG ‘star chamber’ concludes that the Agreement restores British sovereignty
Boris Johnson’s deal has succeeded where Theresa May’s deal failed to convince the ERG’s spartans
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Progressivism and the police
The Diversity, Equality and Inclusion agenda promised a fairer form of policing, but has delivered a weaker one
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change