British spies and the IRA
Blair, Clinton, Ahern et al were credited with putting together the Northern Ireland peace deal, but 800 British agents also played their part
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
Beware the British ICE
Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
Peston’s Inbox
Burnham: “Ay up! I’m a northerner”
We must strengthen British capitalism
Having a successful capitalist system depends on having a strong state
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures