Politics
The Global Politics Of Netanyahu’s Victory
There was more to his controversial statement about Arab votes than Netanyahu’s critics cared to acknowledge
Let’s Make Putin’s London Cronies Sweat
Our failure to face up to the Russian ruler could have dire consequences
Don’t Rig The System In Favour Of Coalitions
Unfair constituency boundaries, inaccurate voting registers and non-enforcement of electoral law are a threat to our democracy
Warring Gangsters Who Run The Country
You will learn more about politics from Harriet Sergeant’s book about teenage London thugs than from Bagehot’s outdated British Constitution
Political Correctness Is Devouring Itself
The sooner the Left realises that you cannot censor your way to a better society the sooner it can worry about more important issues
Giant Of The Valleys
The nobility of Nye Bevan
Which Party Is Best For The Arts?
Arts issues are crucial, but do the main parties have anything of substance to say about them?
Mark Boxer
The cartoons and caricatures of “Marc”.
Forgetting History
“The sudden rise of Pegida suggests Germany hasn’t found a way to digest the idea of immigration.”
Inside The World Of ‘Non-Violent’ Islamism
Mainstream Muslims are turning a blind eye to the links between religious hostility to the West and the growth in jihadist attacks
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal