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The fraud behind the Bar Standards Board’s “equality and diversity” drive
No place at the bar for challenging woke politics
The Bar Council’s verdict on Jon Holbrook’s cancellation last month shows that the bar has become an unwelcoming place for those who believe in free speech
Cancelled by my barristers’ chambers over a Tweet
Cancel culture is a straitjacket on the free expression of ideas, and democracy cannot hope to function when antagonists are muzzled
Taking back control?
The new treaty contains clauses that constrain Britain in key aspects of public policy
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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
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
Populism in its purest form
Nigel Farage is rallying his voters to defend his right not to be asked inconvenient questions about his money
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
What if the AI bubble bursts?
Arguing that an AI bubble is a good thing reeks of techno-optimist complacency