Travel
Mood swings in Marrakesh
Triumph and anger are both likely to erupt on the streets of Morocco
Some observations on aspects of contemporary Scotland
The splendid and unique heritage of Scotland is being betrayed
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
Cynical in Venezuela
The corruption and incompetence of its political system seeps into the soul
Shrimp for breakfast in Sapporo
A culinary adventure with Japan’s finest seafood
Drying up
How canals retreated into quiet obscurity
The creation of canals
Entering the golden age of canals
The ways of waterways
From travelling to trade, how Britons used water before canals
Water matters
British towns were built on rivers in more than one sense
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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
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
Respect for the quarry
Can we love the things we kill?
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Tony Blair is an extremist
He should have left public life long ago
Tolerating the intolerant — and the intolerable
The right’s refusal to confront political Islam has helped entrench it in Britain