Becky Paton
Becky Paton is a PhD researcher and former parliamentary aide. She is currently writing a book on Epidemics & Cities, and tweets @rpaton11
Is the Tory Boy dying out?
Political allegiance amongst young right-wingers is increasingly determined by aesthetics, not ideology
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
France’s fading yellow jersey
The Tour de France once united France, but now reflects its divisions
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
After the abdication
Springwood is a skillful and intelligent examination of presidential-monarchical relations
The great HR survivors
As the DEI era fades, personnel heads live on as senior CEO consiglieri and hatchet-bearers
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Is our law praiseworthy?
In connection with civil liberties, British law is at its lowest ebb
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
