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Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
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T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
An anti-gambling bonanza
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The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
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As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
Leaving it all in the ring
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Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
Britain’s next moral panic
Half a century after abandoning state-backed “treatments” for homosexuality, Britain risks replacing one coercive system with another
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits