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Return of the Dance of Death
Coronavirus may be sweeping the world but we’ve been here before
Journal de combat of the Cold War
Encounter’s cultural importance far outweighed doubts about its shadowy funding
April 2020: Letters to the Editor
Sinn Fein’s stock has risen on the back of a housing crisis, not identity politics
Sprinting in the coronavirus marathon
Europe escaped SARS in 2003 – and duly failed to plan for the next pandemic
The meaningless Covid-19 models
Which, if any, expert estimates should we take seriously?
Brexit veterans form new think tank
Is the new group a munitions factory for Commons rebellions?
The Talentless Mr Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein’s disruptive career in film
Emergency powers – which, why and how long?
The coronavirus emergency powers legislation is not open to amendment
Weasel Words
Let’s not shy away from using the term ‘illegal’, says Theodore Dalrymple
The Coronavirus Cover-Up
How the West’s fear of appearing racist obscures the blunders at the beginning of this outbreak
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
UnappEaling comedy
A “loose, loose reimagining” of Kind Hearts And Coronets does not really work
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Beef and Brexit prosperity
High beef prices are a symptom of a deeper problem—Britain has left the EU, but not its economic mindset.
Student Loans don’t add up
a fairer way out of a
disastrous policy mess
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Asset-stripping on campus?
Selling universities to private companies risks destroying their charitable purpose
A step forward for academic freedom
It is time to take the fight to censoriousness in higher education