Oliver Dowden
Will Boris go for woke?
The Common Sense Group is seeking to stiffen the government’s resolve
The Huawei rebels are still up for a fight
Many Tory MPs think the U-turn on Huawei does not go far enough
Something has gone very wrong with “human rights”
When the “rights” of foreign sex criminals are being prioritised above the safety of Britons, we need change
Eighteen questions for Kim Leadbeater
Questions that all MPs should be asking
Debunking the decline deniers
Armed police at Christmas markets are a bad sign however you look at it
Blue-collar brilliance
1970s Pittsburgh wasn’t just a steel town: it was the steel town
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Turkey must be at the centre of Donald Trump’s policy for the Middle East
It would be pure folly to alienate such an important regional power
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
Riddle of the Pylons
Intrigue, invasion and romance blossom in Lincolnshire