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David Lammy’s Caucasus catastrophe
The Foreign Secretary’s blunder has exposed the hollowness of “progressive realism”
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
Leave our pubs alone
New public health proposals are missing the pint
The empty road to serfdom
“Vision Zero” is a tyrannical anti-driving dream
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
Reading Winston Churchill
Half a century on, we’re still learning more about Britain’s most famous Prime Minister
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
More than just noise
Berg, Schoenberg, Webern: Piano works (Warner)
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
We need to protect our digital rights
The curbing of dissident speech online should be opposed
The curious incident of the dog and the tribunal
A welcome win for sanity on gender, freedom and the workplace
Boiling the British frog
Decline is a process, not a moment
Eerie decadence
“Blink Twice” accelerates from black comedy to dark drama
Plague and progress
In the 17th century, disease drove social and urban change in England
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
