Winston Churchill
The designated survivor
Churchill’s stroke in 1953 does not create a workable precedent for Dominic Raab to follow
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate
Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor
We must strengthen British capitalism
Having a successful capitalist system depends on having a strong state
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics