Pat Finucane
Two-tier justice in Northern Ireland
Why do only some killings deserve investigation?
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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
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
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said
Bonfire of the fallacies
Two opposing ideas about hard power and foreign policy — legalism and nihilism — are being exposed by the Trump
administration
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
Surrogacy is not a human right
Noble principles are being twisted to prop up an exploitative ideology