Maurice Cowling
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
The intellectual who loved a drama
Maurice Cowling, Conservative commentator and historian, influenced thought on the right of the party
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The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game
At a loose end
We are making young adults un-ready for work
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree
Europe’s French nuclear shield?
With the NATO alliance under threat, will
Europe really trust President Macron’s
offer of a pan-EU nuclear deterrent?
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions