Ukraine
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
Gradually, then suddenly
You don’t expect everything to change until it does
Four years of war in Ukraine
Years after an invasion that was meant to last ten days, everything is still to play for
War without arms
Labour’s welfare obsession is costing the UK hard military power
The ravages of Putin’s war
Putin apologists should visit Ukraine and see what Russia has wrought
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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
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers