UK Politics
Michael Ashcroft on the rise of Rishi Sunak: what is he thinking? What does he intend?
In this podcast, Graham Stewart talks to Michael Ashcroft, whose new book is the first biography to be written about the Chancellor of the Exchequer
A sequel too far
Brexit Academy: Assignment Miami Beach
Why asylum abuse will get worse after Brexit
The government is blaming international rules while under-investing in national alternatives
Free speech is under threat in Northern Ireland
New hate crime proposals could make Northern Ireland the least free part of the UK
The never-ending inquiries into the murder of Pat Finucane
Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis has announced further reviews to appease the incoming Biden administration
The British-French border con
In the English Channel, France fails and the British government spins
Pop over to Tier 3, take a shufti, don’t come back
It will raise the whole tone of the pandemic
Over the top with Boris
The prime minister is trying to portray the Covid pandemic as a war. It isn’t one
A day in the life of the Covid Physician
Johnson, Whitty, Vallance, Hancock, and SAGE worry the Covid Physician far more than Covid-19 does
The offshoring of British social policy
Perhaps it is time we introduced bodies bankrolled by the UK taxpayer which support a commitment to democracy
Three novelists pushing the bloat out
Some novels still dare to leave the reader’s hand unheld — without universal success
Budgets are overrated
Taxation and spending make little difference while Britain is unable to build
Ukraine can still triumph
It needs, and deserves, Western patience and solidarity
Addressing misogyny must include addressing trans activism
Against the wokewashing of sexual objectification
The elusive Seiji Ozawa was Japan’s greatest peacemaker
Farewell not just to a conductor but to a generous man
Dylan Mulvaney did not share our girlhood
His bizarre parody of the female experience is grossly offensive
Where is so much gender confusion coming from?
The scope of inquiry into gender and young people should be expanded to schools
Dark rumblings at the RIBA
Secretive shenanigans concerning the future home of its drawings collection arouse concern about the wisdom of the governance of the RIBA
The awkward truth about sex and free speech
More women should realise that “inclusivity” should not come before freedom
Don’t ban anti-Israel marches
Principled and pragmatic arguments for prohibition are weak
Who’s ready for the Equality Levy?
Birmingham’s bankruptcy is a portrait of Britain’s future
