We know the difference between Ukrainians and Gazans
Our asylum system should be far more discriminatory
Britain must take citizenship more seriously
It should be the end point of integration rather than a tool to encourage it
We are on the brink of blackouts
The establishment must wake up to the scale of British energy insecurity
Boycotting Afghanistan’s cricket team would do nothing for women
A cultural boycott would have no impact on the Taliban
The nihilism of newcomers
They are stripped of any of the authentic social systems that sustain us
The curious incuriosity of multiculturalists
We cannot blind ourselves to differences between people
Turkey must be at the centre of Donald Trump’s policy for the Middle East
It would be pure folly to alienate such an important regional power
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
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Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
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A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
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Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
The UK’s messiest election ever?
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Regulating the rogue degree factories
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Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
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X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
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