National Rail
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
Great British fail
Why state control won’t fix our railways
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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 hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
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
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration