Queens
Ukraine war is not an example of “toxic masculinity”
History suggests that female rulers are far more likely to start wars than their male counterparts
A game of thrones
Shelley Puhak’s woman-versus-woman rivalry between queens is only part of the story
Have queens enjoyed the same authority as kings?
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the role of the queen in British and European history
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
A new course for Cuba
The United States should give up its futile and arrogant dreams of regime change
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The Mexican baby business
In UK courts, parental orders for children born overseas outnumber those born to surrogates here
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions