David Oldroyd-Bolt
David Oldroyd-Bolt is a writer, broadcaster and historian
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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
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)
Bring back literary vendettas
Grub Street thrived when
there was an “establishment”,
movements and feuds
The radical feminism—Christianity pipeline
For radical feminists, clarity about the realities of sex often opens onto a search for moral order
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
In praise of Canary Wharf
Once dismissed as a sterile outpost, Canary Wharf has become one of Britain’s greatest urban success stories
