Roy Stone
Whitehall’s whispering mandarin
A tribute to Sir Roy Stone, whose secretive role at the heart of Westminster made government possible
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
Gothic staging
The Turn of the Screw, Coliseum
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
Disaster zone
It’s a big job says Keir Starmer, and it’s not our mess we’ll be clearing up
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
Will Starmer suppress dissent?
The riots should not be an excuse for a broader assault on civil liberties
“Nice” people need to read this book
How women have been hounded throughout the gender wars
The West should stop indulging delusions on Ukraine
Ukraine cannot achieve its maximal goals
Keir’s woetanical garden
Labour still don’t understand the scale of the reforms that are needed
