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Jul 20, 2026

WELL, IT WAS ALL SO PREDICTABLE IN THE END, wasn’t it? A decent England football team makes it through to the semi-finals of the…

The Falklands: Why Argentina hasn’t given up

Jul 14, 2026

Politics

The Battle of Clacton will determine more than the future of Nigel Farage

Patrick Benham-Crosswell

I wonder how historians will view the forthcoming Battle of Clacton. That will depend, in part – though far from entirely – on the…

The Battle of Clacton will determine more than the future of Nigel Farage

Jul 14, 2026

Politics

Why merit, not identity, should decide who enters parliament

Edward Graham

FOR YEARS I HAVE USED the word parvenu when talking about modern politicians. Some people think it’s simply another way of saying someone comes…

Why merit, not identity, should decide who enters parliament

Jul 13, 2026

Education

From red pens to spellcheck: How Scottish education lost its way

Senga Beresford

I'M A MUM OF FOUR CHILDREN, aged 33 to 13, so I’ve seen first-hand how much our education system has changed over the years.…

From red pens to spellcheck: How Scottish education lost its way

Jul 10, 2026

Politics

Kemi Badenoch’s Clacton retreat shows the Tories fear Reform

Jonathan Saxty

THERE CAN SURELY BE LITTLE DOUBT about how far the Conservative Party has become enveloped in the uniparty consensus after this week’s developments at…

Kemi Badenoch’s Clacton retreat shows the Tories fear Reform

Jul 9, 2026

Politics

Rupert Lowe’s comments on the Dunblane Massacre are indefensible

Amanda Bland

TO DESCRIBE THE MURDER of sixteen innocent children and their teacher as “one murder” is not simply inaccurate, it is grotesque. It diminishes one…

Rupert Lowe’s comments on the Dunblane Massacre are indefensible

Jul 8, 2026

Politics

Burnham should take the brave pills and call a general election

Brian Monteith

THE COUNTRY'S DEFENCES are visibly overstretched and unable to defend the realm. The £15bn investment plan to build up our armed forces is unfunded.…

Burnham should take the brave pills and call a general election

Jul 3, 2026

Culture

Why the Edinburgh International Book Festival needs Jenny Lindsay

Graeme Arnott

THERE IS A WAY of telling the story of this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) that has already been told, several times, and…

Britain’s child maintenance scandal deserves a full parliamentary inquiry

The Burnham illusion: Collaboration won’t save Britain

Would the real Andy Burnham please stand up?

A right-wing ethos

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The Falklands: Why Argentina hasn’t given up

The Battle of Clacton will determine more than the future of Nigel Farage

Why merit, not identity, should decide who enters parliament

From red pens to spellcheck: How Scottish education lost its way

Kemi Badenoch’s Clacton retreat shows the Tories fear Reform

Rupert Lowe’s comments on the Dunblane Massacre are indefensible

Burnham should take the brave pills and call a general election

Why the Edinburgh International Book Festival needs Jenny Lindsay