Scotland
The SNP is in a Peter Murrell muddle
The Peter Murrell case has exposed the rot at the heart of the SNP’s political culture
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
A second Northern Ireland?
How the SNP squandered a major opportunity for independence
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
Why must everything move to Manchester?
Northern England is being framed in patronising reductionist terms