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Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
The new equality bar
Is the Bar Standards Council really fit to enforce a proposed raft of new equality rules?
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
Violence is a feature of porn, not a bug
Aggression towards women permeates the most popular pornography
England is not yet lost
Where else would you rather be from?
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
Calm down, dears!
Donald Trump offers no threat to Britain’s core ideological commitments and is unlikely to radically change U.S. foreign policy
Improvement and impoverishment
Urban life from the poorhouse to the public house
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
The tears of Keir’s
It was an anticlimactic end to an unconvincing premiership
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Burying their heads in the ash
The battle against the illicit tobacco market has not been won
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Crushing the real progressives
The Islamic Republic of Iran, now under fire from the demonic West, is the most progressive society on earth
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game