Distressing deadlinesBoris Johnson’s Brexit deal moves a step nearer to approvalBut more delays are likelyprint-edition iconOct 24
BagehotLeaving the European Union is making Britain less BritishIt is becoming both more European and more Americanprint-edition iconOct 24
Journey’s endThe death of 39 people shows the human cost of hostile policiesDenying visas encourages people to try riskier routesprint-edition iconOct 24
The DUP out in the coldBoris Johnson’s shabby treatment of Ulster unionists is foolishDon’t feel sorry for politicians—but do worry about loyalist thugsprint-edition iconOct 24
Ulster’s unique positionBoris Johnson is trying to turn Northern Ireland into Hong KongIt looks good, but only from a distanceprint-edition iconOct 24
Yellow feverFinchley shows how Brexit could transform the Lib Dems’ chancesLuciana Berger will benefit from opposition to Brexitprint-edition iconOct 24
Star performersA formerly Islamic school chain tops the English government’s tablesIt is now taking over secular schools, and opening ones of its ownprint-edition iconOct 24
Food in the armyThe way to a soldier’s heart is through his stomachDon’t take away his George Foreman grillprint-edition iconOct 24
Ma’am’s manifestoThe Tories target health and crime in a political Queen’s SpeechThe measures have little hope of getting though Parliament, but will feature soon in an election campaignprint-edition iconOct 17
BagehotLetting Priti Patel lead Britain’s law-and-order agenda is riskyThe right-winger may help the Tories win blue-collar votes. But the Home Office has a habit of generating scandalsprint-edition iconOct 17
Not so super SaturdayMPs kick the Brexit can down the road. AgainBoris Johnson is forced to ask for an extension, but vows Britain will leave this monthOct 19
Identity politicsBritain plans to require that voters show photo IDThe plan will fail to solve the much bigger problem of postal-vote fraudprint-edition iconOct 17
A saint for all seasonsEnglish Catholics rejoice over Cardinal Newman’s canonisationHe is an appropriate saint for an increasingly diverse countryprint-edition iconOct 17
Sample biasEconomists try to broaden the appeal of the dismal scienceBoys are three times as likely as girls to study the subject in British schoolsprint-edition iconOct 17