Ursula von der Leyen
Improving Brexit
Ways to improve the Brexit deal without compromising on sovereignty
Brexit’s best argument
VDL’s hapless performance must be delighting Brexiteers
Trouble in vaccine valley
Von der Leyen’s Covid nationalism could do real damage to the EU’s vaccine hub
Linked but not combined
In sentiment – if not in its detail – the deal echoes Churchill’s vision for Britain and Europe
The rise of Mrs Europe
A new EU is emerging. Will Ursula von der Leyen lead it to triumph or failure?
The UK-EU talks are entering a new phase
Exclusive: Farage scents betrayal, but the Chairman of the ERG remains optimistic that a deal is coming
Breaking the UK-EU deadlock
The big concession to get talks moving is about to be made over the heads of Barnier and Frost
A mum’s place is in the Irish constitution
Ireland’s constitution is rare in protecting mothers, so why change this?
The Church of England is practicing a secular religion
Equality, diversity and inclusion can be prioritised over religious faith
Women in prisons deserve better
Classifying male criminals as women adds insult to injury
The slick glide through the institutions
When values are outsourced to third-party organisations, everybody suffers
Winning the argument, losing the country
Winning debates is all well and good, but it does not represent political progress
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
Britain needs eccentric thought
Lewis Goodall is wrong about the “radicalisation” of the Tory right
The poverty of miners’ strike nostalgia
We should not romanticise a futile and sometimes thuggish struggle
The age of the news influencer
TikTok reveals a broader existential crisis facing the media and our consumption of the news
Nicola Sturgeon and the WhatsApp Group of Secrets
Stern but lovable Scot, Professor Sturgeon, would tell us the whole truth…wouldn’t she?
An array of civilised music
Walter Kaufmann: 3rd piano concerto, 3rd symphony &c. (CPO)
