David Jeffery
Dr David Jeffery is a senior lecturer in British politics. He tweets at @DrDavidJeffery
Reject rioting revisionism
Legitimate grievances do not justify illegitimate behaviour
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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
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
The excesses of intellectual illiberalism
Justified dissatisfaction with liberal modernity has curdled into something alarmist and authoritarian
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
