UK Politics
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
Anti-industrial strategy
Manufacturing has been systematically devastated by successive governments
Britain isn’t the Balkans
The UK is not, despite heated rhetoric, on the brink of sectarian violence. But it is heading in the wrong direction
Bloody opposition
The Tories have left Britain in the hands of managers, judges and technocrats
Less than an animal?
It is surely wrong that animal foetuses enjoy more protection under the law than human ones
Hero of the hour
Giles Watling asked the question that was on nobody’s lips, as he rushed to the Prime Minister’s rescue