Peter Westmacott
Why we’re in the state we’re in
Woolly thinking, cloudy expression, and the possibility that great matters are at hand: two books by a pair of Foreign Office grandees
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
Mass hysteria
Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp