Michael Bhaskar
Big questions, muddled answers
Human Frontiers is an entertaining, zippy read but it feels one layer down from its ostensible subject: big ideas
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Giles Treadwell
Old-style literary agent
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign