Charlie Bentley-Astor
Charlie Bentley-Astor is a freelance writer studying at Cambridge. She tweets at @astor_charlie
Deconstructing the decolonisers
An intellectual Robin Hood reclaims British history for those most underserved by elite narratives
The grim side of graduation
Prospects for today’s students look bleak
Unfit for women
Gender neutral spaces can be alienating, not inclusive
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The vibe shift is a myth
Far from living through an age of cultural rebellion, we are seeing the imposition of cultural conformity
The end of Peel’s police?
She invokes a vanished age of policing, but Shabana Mahmood’s reforms point towards a more continental model of policing
How Andy Burnham can raise living standards
Burnham and his team have a chance to change course, but they must be bold and take it
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
The EU is getting worse
Ursula von der Leyen’s left-wing managerial agenda is failing
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
Europe’s French nuclear shield?
With the NATO alliance under threat, will
Europe really trust President Macron’s
offer of a pan-EU nuclear deterrent?
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
Was the Boriswave a Brexit betrayal?
A decade later, the public memory of Brexit’s immigration pledge is clearer than the campaign was
