November 2016- Page 2

Too many in the West have assumed that the spread of democratic government is inevitable. Can we cope with the authoritarian threat?

For all Vladimir Putin’s military adventures, the Russian economy is now shrinking — far too small to pose a real threat to the West

Since Tony Blair all but abolished the position of Lord Chancellor in 2005, English judges have been without the champion they need

The anti-politics of Nigel Farage contributed to the referendum result, but it won’t help Theresa May take on Brussels successfully

Tony Crosland’s social democratic manifesto is still worth reading. But its author is notorious for his crusade against grammar schools Little Jeremy and his Struggle against the Moderates is the latest episode

Whisky firms have long promoted their liquor as strictly for men, but a new generation of women has embraced the water of life