Syria
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring
Is Syria descending into extremism?
Dark forces have been unleashed by Western gullibility
How the fall of Assad has undermined Putin
He is struggling in Ukraine and he has now failed in Syria
Will Syria’s Christians really be safe under HTS?
The evidence, alas, gives little cause for optimism
Cometh the hour, cometh the dealmaker
Trump’s ego might be just what the world needs
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
Turkey must be at the centre of Donald Trump’s policy for the Middle East
It would be pure folly to alienate such an important regional power
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
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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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
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Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
What the reparations debate says about Britain
Social and ideological shifts mean that we face an increasingly divided future
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT