Rebecca Paul
Why are men still in women’s prisons?
In the very places built to uphold it, the law is being flouted
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
How the Boat Race sank
Yet another great British tradition is disappearing beneath the waters of history
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
A bewitching Sink drama
Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe make Shakespeare compelling for Gen Z
Running down the clock
Does Keir Starmer have any plans for his final weeks in Downing Street?
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name