War Films
The joy of war films
For decades, they have connected generations around culture, history and the love of a good story
A bridge to nowhere
The meaning of the Kerch attack
Forgotten films
Streaming services contain a wealth of overlooked foreign-language war stories
Dutch courage
Christopher Silvester on a war movie with no rousing patriotic music or violence, but nevertheless filled with unexpected delights and discoveries
Do mention the war
The Deer Hunter remains the most affecting of Vietnam movies, Christopher Silvester writes
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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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
A scarcity machine
Why Peckham residents should not celebrate development being blocked
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
The last thing Labour needs
The revival of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill threatens to consume a party already struggling to hold itself together
Crushing the real progressives
The Islamic Republic of Iran, now under fire from the demonic West, is the most progressive society on earth
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
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
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
Squeezing out your generation
New laws are harming, not helping, younger people