Gavin Esler

Conscription is not coming back soon, but the country's armed forces are woefully depleted

This year's Oscar nominations show the best of the film industry at a time when we all need some escapism

Statistics are important, but news reports have a significant impact only when they have a human face

The biggest story of the year will be Trump vs Biden, but we cannot understand that without thinking about the events of January 6, 2021

Under the antiquated British government system, she can reward friends, advisers, donors or anyone else she chooses

Singers seem to be among the few left capable of imagining a better world

A legal ruling that Prince Harry's phone had been hacked by reporters raises questions about how papers operate in the UK

Backbench Conservatives are frustrated and unhappy – again

And it doesn't need a royal expert to understand why both actions were so good

The Prime Minister is vague about the date because it is clear his Conservative party is in trouble

Sitting prime ministers find the UK House of Lords to be politically useful, but its reform might be long overdue

The recently dismissed UK home secretary created problems rather than solving them. Her rise is instructive

It is by no means a done deal, but difficult conversations are helping to pave the way forward

Long before the Middle Ages, the Roman writer Tacitus understood the ultimate futility of war

The former success stories of the right seem to be having a nervous breakdown, fighting not just their opponents but also their colleagues