Small Boats
Academia absent
The small-boats problem is ripe for research — why are academics staying away?
Small boats and big problems
The asylum issue is not going away, and Keir Starmer must face it soon
Braverman’s dilemma
The Home Secretary was in an impossible situation, with Number 10 wanting the rhetoric of action without the substance
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Murders for April
Make sure it is the cruellest month with this detective fiction
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
A bewitching Sink drama
Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe make Shakespeare compelling for Gen Z
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
The truth about the “Quiet Revival”
Churches have been growing in Britain — just not all of them