Western Society
Don’t blame Islam for grooming gangs
The tight-knit clan structure of many in the Pakistani community lies at the root of the sex abuse scandal
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
Labour’s Gagging Acts
Labour is taking inspiration from Pitt the Younger when it comes to curbing speech
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives