Political History
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A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
The great divide
The party divide gave voice to incompatibly different visions of national destiny
The inside story of how Brexit got done
Not a Great Man telling of history, but a tapestry of characters
The intellectual who loved a drama
Maurice Cowling, Conservative commentator and historian, influenced thought on the right of the party
Free thinking
Is true liberty a matter of independence or non-interference?
Bonfire of the verities
Plotting a path through the new politics
Why Labour has the best history books
Labour continues to blunder down that long blind Blairite alleyway, unable to turn back or find an exit
The dangers of devolution
It could lead to Britain being dismembered
Playing that pulls no punches
Kholodenko is in the elite of classical pianists
A flawed blueprint for the Left
How far can the Left’s project succeed without its totemic leader?
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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
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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Spaceships, ghost ships and sheep
The secret sauce of Project Hail Mary: it’s a laugh
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Emin: from the bed to the grave
Not so much a fresh start, as an opportunity to finally take her concerns in earnest
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing