Spread-betting
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Improvement and impoverishment
Urban life from the poorhouse to the public house
The West should stop indulging delusions on Ukraine
Ukraine cannot achieve its maximal goals
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
Blogosphere bubble
Reviving a simple English classic: bubble and squeak