Sir Richard Knighton
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The vibe shift is a myth
Far from living through an age of cultural rebellion, we are seeing the imposition of cultural conformity
The end of Peel’s police?
She invokes a vanished age of policing, but Shabana Mahmood’s reforms point towards a more continental model of policing
Not mad for it
I Puritani, Royal Opera, Covent Garden
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Adventures in Soho
All the pleasures of roughing it and very little of the actual rough
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup