Russia
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
Leaving the ECHR would not make Britain like Russia
The case for opposing withdrawal is currently intellectually fatuous
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
Four years of war in Ukraine
Years after an invasion that was meant to last ten days, everything is still to play for
War with Russia is not inevitable
Our leaders should speak less loudly and build a bigger stick
A gripping insight into cybercrime
Hackers and state institutions are rarely far apart
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
What’s so illiberal about “illiberal democracy”?
Viktor Orbán has been a political pioneer in Europe
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
The online life that steals your soul
Read this book and then stamp on your phone
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
We have to tame Big Tech
We must act to regulate social media before it does a lot more damage
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections