Robert Hayward
Is British democracy poised to become a more equal fight?
Will equal sized constituencies redraw the electoral battle map?
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
A range of Stratford anecdotes
The Walliams dilemma
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
The story of a lifetime
Whole life novels lay bare the randomness and haphazardness of life
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism
Questioning Islam should not be policed
Luke Salmons’s legal victory should lead to a change in police culture
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections