Roy Stone
Whitehall’s whispering mandarin
A tribute to Sir Roy Stone, whose secretive role at the heart of Westminster made government possible
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
Gruesome twosomes
Considering culinary mismatches
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
We’ve had enough agitslop
British TV drama has become an embarrassing display of liberal neuroses
How EDI corrupts public life
It compels people to accept falsehoods in the name of equality
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws