Spain
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
Has Donald Trump saved Pedro Sánchez’s career?
Criticism from the widely unpopular American president is a political boon for the Spanish prime minister
How Latin America is reshaping Europe
It is not just the USA which is fuelling Americanisation
Pedro Sánchez is not the saviour of the left
The Spanish prime minister has built a model based on maintaining a minority government at any cost
The Spanish government is making a gigantic immigration gamble
As right-wingers gain ground, Pedro Sánchez has announced a massive amnesty for immigrants
What Keir Starmer could learn from Pedro Sánchez
It is possible for politicians to turn failure into success
Spain cannot escape its own divisions
A dysfunctional political environment has been allowing old wounds to open
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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
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
Why Keynes was wrong
He misinterpreted fundamental economic principles