The Hunting Act: 20 years on
It was a law that has achieved precisely the opposite of its stated aims
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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
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Breaking the mould
The closure of the Denby pottery factor is an example of short-term political thinking
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
In praise of Canary Wharf
Once dismissed as a sterile outpost, Canary Wharf has become one of Britain’s greatest urban success stories
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill