Richard Holmes
More than merely a magician with words
The poetry of Tennyson is no gorgeous trick of words, no siren song
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The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
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Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
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I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
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Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space