SPOTY
Winning and losing
Emma Raducanu is a worthy winner of SPOTY — but will she continue her impressive rise?
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
War, peace and city streets
How English towns survived the Blitz and entered the modern world
Black holes and revelations
Keir Starmer has detected a previously unknown budgetary singularity from whose gravity no tax cuts can escape
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
In defence of Michael Foran
Do not confuse the intensity of trolls for righteousness
What is Toryism for?
What has it done if it has not made a system it wishes to defend?
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?