Politics
Titled and entitled: Meghan and Harry humiliate themselves yet again
The Sussexes are yet to grasp that no one cares for their view on the upcoming US presidential election
Are empires always evil?
Daniel Johnson says Spanish imperialism left a legacy defying simplistic analysis
Can we help Belarus?
We may not know how best to help Belarus, but it would likely not hurt to look as if we might make an effort
Cabinet Wars – Episode 2
Comparing the Cabinet on Twitter might suggest who is on manoeuvres – and who’s dropped the social media ball
Leave the EU to be the EU
CANZUK doesn’t need to copy anyone or force anything
The EU Godfather’s Wall Street roots
Adam LeBor traces the American influences behind Jean Monnet, the man who reshaped Europe
The rise of Mrs Europe
A new EU is emerging. Will Ursula von der Leyen lead it to triumph or failure?
The Polish Government’s animal welfare plans have created a political crisis
Poland votes to ban fur farming and ritual slaughter
Rich and red: The USSR’s prize assets
The wealthy young Americans who laboured for decades to help the communist cause
Africa’s Covid-19 response has humbled the Western world
Why is it that Africa has seemingly dealt with the coronavirus pandemic better than the rest of the world?
The death of modern Britishness?
Attempts to construct a dehistoricised national identity have failed
Which country?
Our rural landscape is much misunderstood
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
We need a market-led course to net zero
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
Rite of autumn
Labour is celebrating the harvest and definitely not sacrificing pensioners in the hopes that the gods grant us plenty in the coming fiscal year
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
