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We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Supernatural delight
Religion cannot be reduced to dry abstractions
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad