Ken Trist
Ken Trist was a columnist for the Guardian, the Times and the Telegraph. He now writes on Substack.
The Conservatives must return to the centre
Populist demagoguery has ruined the party
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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
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
Critical briefing: cuckooing
A hidden scourge has been plaguing British streets for too long
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
Killing with kindness
The MoD’s drive for a net zero military is an ideological folly that risks national security
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
