War
How dark can humour be?
Laughter — even laughter about morbid things — is part of what makes us human
The ongoing reality of Russian imperialism
People rationalising Russian military intervention are betraying their ignorance of Russian history
Death throes of a dictatorship?
Amid war and discontent, military rule in Myanmar is faltering
Ukraine cannot avoid partition
Ukraine must not capitulate and demilitarise, but de-facto partition is now an inevitability
Ukraine can still triumph
It needs, and deserves, Western patience and solidarity
Exhibiting military history
Four new exhibitions offer vivid insights into different experiences of war
British defence must be renewed
War may not be imminent but Britain must still be secure
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief
Talk of conscription is pure fantasy politics
We do not have the forces, the seriousness or the need for a major ground war
The West needs more decisive diplomacy
Diplomatic vacillation is enabling the spread of armed conflict
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
England is not yet lost
Where else would you rather be from?
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
The Church of England has to rebuild trust
The next Archbishop must love this church back into health
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
The perversity of the Oasis reunion
The cultural optimism of the nineties has been lost
Reaping a bitter harvest
Labour are struggling to justify their own policies
Boris: the PM who could do no wrong
This must be in competition for the most inaccurate work of non-fiction since … well, since Johnson’s last book
(DTB) Don’t Trust Boris
The former prime minister is up to his old tricks
Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, European
Where does shitposting end and statesmanship begin?
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
