Peter Howell
Monuments to victory and loss
This is a beautifully illustrated, handsomely printed and thorough, scholarly exposition of the triumphal arch
Fear the Keir
Starmer is Blair 2.0 — but this time, things can only get worse
Row, row, row your boat
“The Boys On The Boat” is wholesome but unconvincing
World Budget Day
On World Book Day, Jeremy Hunt tried and failed to dress up as Nigel Lawson
Resisting the gender Goliath
Why the Post Office story resonated with gender-critical feminists
Stopping the devolution ratchet
More devolution will not solve the worst consequences of devolution
Therapy is making children ill
What would really help children’s mental health is talk about resilience
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
Left and right hooks
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands
Necessary force
It was right for the US and the UK to attack Houthi military positions