Sebastian Payne

Comments closed for maintenance

UPDATE: Comments are now open again. Historic comments are trickling through and should all appear within the next 24 hours.

As part of our transition to our new home for Spectator Blogs, we are closing comments while we transition the system back over to Disqus. Please bear with us, and they will be back soon.

Read next

Trending

Jonathan Sacerdoti

Can the ceasefire last?

The ceasefire in Gaza, scheduled to begin this morning, has been anything but straightforward. As the agreement unfolds, many have rushed to declare who are the winners and who are the losers. Yet victory does not lie with those who made the most military gains or acted most morally – it leans, perversely, towards those ruthless enough

More on spectator

Also by Sebastian Payne

Latest

Comments

Join the debate for just $5 for 3 months

Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for $5.

Already a subscriber? Log in