Persuasion
In defence of the Netflix Persuasion
It is a satire of modern vanities, not a screw-up
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
A range of Stratford anecdotes
The Walliams dilemma
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible
Murders for April
Make sure it is the cruellest month with this detective fiction
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
How to build a Europe of the peripheries
Resetting Britain’s relations with the EU should not mean being beholden to France and Germany
How to reverse Britain’s nuclear decline
Regulatory reform alone is not enough — we need better governance
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
It’s time to ban the Brotherhood
Britain can no longer afford to ignore the Muslim Brotherhood’s quiet but far-reaching influence
London is broken
Local politics can’t offer the renewal our nation’s capital desperately needs