Modernisation
The art of brotherly rivalry
Two artists shaped by differing attitudes to modernity
The melting pot that boiled over
Beirut was once a playground for the rich and famous, but now seemingly destined for decline
The Irish experiment
Irish politicians are seeking “modernisation” without a clear sense of what that means
Why MPs can no longer vote by click
Voting through the lobbies is an inconvenience worth preserving
Most Read
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
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Why there will probably be no early election
It would be all but impossible to build an attractive but realistic manifesto
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Andy Burnham’s devolution delusions
Think central government is the only problem? Look around you
The government must defuse a legal time bomb
Countries of the “Global South” could sue the UK over greenhouse gas emissions
Price caps and political pygmies
Britain’s capitalist command economy cannot let businesses be
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
