Politics
The very real danger of conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theorists may be easy to dismiss, but history shows that such myths often end in bloodshed
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
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
In praise of Canary Wharf
Once dismissed as a sterile outpost, Canary Wharf has become one of Britain’s greatest urban success stories
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre