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Beware of Bad Ideas
The democratic state has a duty to act as an ideological gate keeper to protect society
See, the conqu’ring hero comes – to be ridiculed by vegans
A Procrustean bed of critical theory is examining a British military hero – with predictable results
It shouldn’t happen to a spad
Ministers have always needed people to carry their bags and to tell them what a wonderful job they are doing
Memories of a massacre
Rinder’s documentary is the kind of television at which the BBC excels, says Adam Lebor
Class matters: why rugby league players don’t receive knighthoods
Despite a mass public campaign, Kevin Sinfield hasn’t received a knighthood this year. It comes as no surprise to rugby league fans
2020: Refugees continue to suffer
Turkey blackmails Europe, Greece adopts a policy of deterrence, and the EU remains divided
Dreams of dystopia past
At the end of a dismal year, consider the cult dystopias of the optimistic 1990s.
Are we killing ourselves with kindness?
Stefan Zweig’s 1939 novel ‘Beware of Pity’ now screams to have its message heeded
Round up the ordinary subjects
A free society cannot remain free if it implements the social justice movement’s bizarre ideology of vilifying ordinary people
Crooked compendium
Ms Lees offers a new take on the template, but she is walking a well-trodden path
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
We need a loud revival
The dream of a “quiet revival” always misunderstood the problem faced by British Christians
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
A step forward for academic freedom
It is time to take the fight to censoriousness in higher education
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Why 1776 matters to modern Britain
The American founding is a case study in peaceful regime change
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes