Parliament
MPs should not have to declare their religious beliefs
This is not about accountability, it is about hunting heretics
Rule of the playground
Don’t run to the teacher if you don’t get your way in Parliament
Our MPs are still dangerously delusional on gender
Despite everything, British politicians have not accepted the realities of sex
Parliament must reject the assisted dying bill
The potential for inhuman cruelty that it contains is vast
A “call list” system would be a gift to lazy MPs
It will suck all the life out the House of Commons
The Leadbeater Bill deserves to fail
It has looked more dangerous as the process has continued
Strengthening Britain’s political constitution
The unique character of Britain’s constitution can make our politics great again
The assisted suicide debate is not over
But will its supporters try and stop genuine scrutiny?
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Kemi wants a correction, and Keir could appear on celebrity TV
How will Christian MPs shape the assisted suicide debate?
The Tory Christian is in decline, but the Labour Christian could make the difference
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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
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Lord’s and ladies
The first women’s Test is a welcome step forward
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
The untold story of Brexit
Part political history, part memoir, Matthew Elliott’s account captures the campaign that reshaped British politics