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The contradictions of conservative feminists opposing the womb transplant
Some conservatives seem to be stuck between demanding women have more children while expressing disgust at new medical breakthroughs that would allow…
 • Emma Gilland
Is Britain an 'island of strangers'?
With the government's social-cohesion strategy published this week, listen to our discussion at Battle of Ideas North and, for a different take, read…
 • Claire Fox
Lovesick or sick of love: romance through the ages
Ella Whelan on Wuthering Heights, Normal People and Jane Eyre - what has changed about our relationship with love stories?
 • Ella Whelan
What next for sovereignty?
Ahead of Battle of Ideas North in Manchester on Saturday, we are republishing Claire Fox's Letter on Liberty on why sovereignty matters as much today as…
 • Claire Fox

February 2026

After Gorton & Denton: we need to build a politics that transcends identity
Claire Fox on what the by-election result tells us about British politics – and why Battle of Ideas North next Saturday is a great place to begin the…
 • Claire Fox
Battle Book Club: 'Flesh' by David Szalay
The Book Club returns in April, in partnership with The Booking Club podcast, to discuss the 2025 Booker Prize winner.
 • Emma Gilland
Why politics never produces great schools
This guest essay by educationalist and author Joe Nutt offers some serious suggestions to politicians about how we can start to deliver better education…
 • Claire Fox
Marco Rubio: different tone, same message
The US secretary of state was more diplomatic than JD Vance, but the truth is that the Trump administration just doesn't trust Europe.
 • Rob Lyons
Never mind the ballots: here's Battle of Ideas North
Our one-day event on Saturday 7 March in Manchester is a fantastic opportunity to debate the state of the nation away from the concerns of the…
 • Claire Fox
Chagossians fight back
Tessa Clarke argues that it's not too late to support the demands of Chagossians for self-determination – whether the treaty deal handing sovereignty to…
 • Tessa Clarke
The graduate job market is broken – thanks to HR
Eye-watering student loans and a lack of graduate jobs are hurting young people. The way that companies hire – or not – is an insult. No wonder so many…
 • Jake Weston
Inside the Lords: Mandelson furore, threats to parliamentary democracy, decriminalising abortion
In her first Inside the Lords of 2026, Claire Fox argues that Labour should be under far more pressure over its numerous failings in government than the…
 • Claire Fox
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