Andrew Sillett
Andrew Sillett is a lecturer in Latin Literature and Roman History at the University of Oxford. He tweets at @andrewsillett
Murder, incest — a limping collapse
Inquests aimed at cooling tempers became trials of strength, fanning the flames of partisan politics
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
