How Covid paved the Road to Serfdom
Hayek suggested a society which sacrificed liberty for security would gradually submit itself to authoritarian control
The new Covid-19 strain is a political disaster of our own making
By seeking answers to scientific questions no-one had asked, we find ourselves assigning importance to discoveries which may have none
Dominic Cummings and the illusion of control
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed how woefully mistaken Cummings’ hopes were for lasting civil service reform
The medical community’s revolt against lockdown
For a government which insists it is “following the science,” there is a striking reluctance to listen to the scientists
A festival of losing
Will the Republic of Ireland ever face up to its problems?
Passing the baton to the offspring
Does maestro talent run in the genes?
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
Centre for a vassal state
Why is a think tank dedicated to “Inclusive Trade” trying to tie the UK to EU imports?
The Lost Gardens of London
The war between city and greenery is eternal; the concrete and asphalt seeks open land to engulf
Doublespeak about assisted suicide
The campaign for assisted suicide is distinctly Orwellian
They call it Poppy love
Poppy is, simply, a dog who knows what she wants
Sinn Féin sullied the cenotaph
Apologists for terrorism should have had nothing to do with Remembrance Sunday
How Britain has imported Bangladeshi politics
A failure to take immigration and integration seriously means that Britain has to deal with other nation’s problems
