Patrick O'Flynn
Patrick O'Flynn is a political commentator. He was a Member of the European Parliament 2014-19 and previously Political Editor of the Daily Express. He tweets at @oflynnsocial
Black lives matter
Knife crime is predominantly black on black, so don’t hold the police back
Knees-up
England footballers don’t own the meaning of their pre-match gesture
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Leaving the ECHR would not make Britain like Russia
The case for opposing withdrawal is currently intellectually fatuous
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
Reform should not abandon free markets
Nigel Farage should stick to his liberal guns against the forces of collectivism
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
