The problem with career civil servants
Officials have little incentive to deliver
The Corrie in the coalmine
When they’re not worrying about crime, Weatherfield residents are lamenting the state of the NHS
Welsh nationalism is a paper dragon
The prospects of Plaid Cymru are being exaggerated
Great British fail
Why state control won’t fix our railways
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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
Banish the business bullshit
Vacuous business-speak is not merely irritating, it can lead to bad decisions and bad outcomes
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
Will Andy crash and Burnham?
The Manchester man is going to face the same constraints as Keir Starmer
The government must defuse a legal time bomb
Countries of the “Global South” could sue the UK over greenhouse gas emissions
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution