Forcible separation
The child was the biggest victim in a tragic case
The inquiry industrial complex
What, if anything, do our investigations accomplish?
The slippery slope to basic standards
How has the demand for “access” overridden basic requirements?
The emptiness of the “abolish” meme
Reform doesn’t sound quite as exciting
A strident legacy
In the decade since his death, Christopher Hitchens’s weaknesses have become our own
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On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Is this the end of art?
Cultural renewal cannot simply chase demand
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
A high-speed tour of European History
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The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
Crushing the real progressives
The Islamic Republic of Iran, now under fire from the demonic West, is the most progressive society on earth
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
Britain will be worse without hereditary peers
The expulsion of the hereditaries is neither fair nor pragmatic
A below-par Riley is still better than most
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