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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
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
The wonders of Whistler
A new exhibition offers calm stillness — mostly