Whigs
The great divide
The party divide gave voice to incompatibly different visions of national destiny
How the first culture war ended
The Whig vs Tory battle was resolved through pragmatism and compromise
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
The ways of Whigs
What unites the parliaments of the 18th and 21st centuries?
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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
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?
Joyous genre-bending
Milestones (Signum Classics)
Surrogacy is not a human right
Noble principles are being twisted to prop up an exploitative ideology
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
We must get serious about anti-Jewish terror
Britain faces a dangerous rise in anti-Jewish violence and must get real about its implications
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all