UK Politics
A Commons grilling
Boris vs Keir once again provides more heat than energy
Iron secretary
He didn’t quite dress up as Maggie, but he did everything but
The farce awakens
Not long ago, in a parliament far, far away
Ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no lies
Lord Geidt’s thankless task: teaching Boris not to fib
Tribes of Westminster
Steve Baker MP, Christian Libertarian
Red meat week?
Boris Johnson is reduced to conducting his publicity tours in secret
Starmer could do better
Boris would be a more effective leader of the opposition than Sir Keir
Why hasn’t the Cabinet lost faith in Boris?
It is the history of Cabinet resignations, not no confidence votes, that indicates whether a Tory PM survives
This time the mission is the man
B-Day comes and a beachhead is secured
Boris is no joke, he’s a way of life
Keep the Telegraph solvent, keep Boris in office
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
Violent delights
It’s 30 years since Pulp Fiction hit cinemas, and what a time it was to be young
Are Labour the real racists?
Conservatives should stop trying to play the victim on identitarian grounds
Flawed paean to a heartless auteur
A lack of empathy goes to the hollowness at the heart of so many Kubrick movies
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
Toady of Whitehall
Open cruelty was met with equally shameless sycophancy
The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
Fine art versus luxury goods
The auction houses’ love expensive brands
Explaining the “gender pay gap”
It does not exist — or, at least, not as you might have thought
Finding the middle ground
Where do the acts too big for pubs but too small for arenas play?
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
The public health fanatics have a new enemy in their sights
