A bank, not a study group
Christopher Fildes delves into the latest instalment of the Bank’s long and voluminous history
Unusual eminent Victorian
Christopher Fildes reviews a new biography of Walter Bagehot
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unconquered by a
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
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Keir has my complete backing – Wes
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
The chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
Beware the British ICE
Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation
How to build a Europe of the peripheries
Resetting Britain’s relations with the EU should not mean being beholden to France and Germany
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes