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Why I joined the October Declaration
We should stand with British Jews in a time of peril
Could Rishi be found guilty of conversion therapy?
It’s time for some common sense to enter the conversation
Ban Hizb ut-Tahrir
There is no place in Britain for calls for violent mobilisation along religious lines
Meeting the masses
With scant audiences and paltry remuneration, author’s tours can be far from glamorous
Why we need a shared language
It is not just a matter of communication but of culture
The children of Terezín
The human will triumph over the technological in culture
Sunak’s dilemma
What do you do when all your choices are bad ones?
The reality of hate
The West wouldn’t know what “hate” was if it punched them in the face
Twelve things more arrestable than calling for jihad
Just so we know
Against identitarian inclusivity
The good, the bad and the incoherent in Arts Council England’s inclusivity drives
Most Read
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Woke politics was never trivial
Wokeness was a lot more, and a lot worse, than a passing online fad
Burying their heads in the ash
The battle against the illicit tobacco market has not been won
The SNP is in a Peter Murrell muddle
The Peter Murrell case has exposed the rot at the heart of the SNP’s political culture
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment