Philip Johnston

As two disturbing books reveal, the Irish nationalists’ road to the cusp of power has been paved with innocent victims of all stripes

We have allowed the UK to become a haven for radical activists and dissidents who would do us harm

Our leaders have been ultra-cautious in trivial areas, yet turned a blind eye to this looming threat

It’s as if we now live in two countries, with millions thinking there is no stigma attached to not working

History suggests that Right- wing voters would be better off trying to change the Conservatives’ direction

Angela Rayner’s building targets can only be met if she takes a leaf out of Labour’s 1945 playbook

Nobody really knows how artificial intelligence will affect our lives. That’s why it’s becoming so alarming

The Kremlin’s frozen assets sitting in Western banks should be used to right Putin’s wrongs

Destroying the rental market helps nobody, least of all young tenants. But that is where we’re headed

It makes no sense to cut ‘unaffordable’ benefits while expecting taxpayers to subsidise visitors