Darren O'Byrne
Darren O’Byrne is a historian of modern Germany at Cambridge University
Fighting lies with lies
What depths will we need to go to in order to tackle disinformation in our own time?
The tangled roots of the Third Reich
Almost everybody found it easier to disengage from what was happening
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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
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Department heads must roll
Apologies for gender dissidents are not enough — there must be consequences too
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
