Trafalgar day
Britain, remembered
Remembrance risks becomes a state ritual for an untrusted and despised establishment
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
