Sebastian Payne
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
Don’t kid yourselves, Team Kemi
The Tories’ flailing failure looks more like performance art than sound political strategy
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
Picking at old wounds
The campaign to rejoin the EU has been revived
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands