Robert Jackman
Robert Jackman is a critic and writer. He tweets at twitter.com/RobertJackman88
Why this Vote Leave government won’t rush out of lockdown
A poll a day keeps the let out away
Diversity in scepticism
Questioning the lockdown isn’t a Brexit or culture wars thing
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
Why the establishment hates X
It can be used to spread misinformation and abuse, yes, but it can also expose inconvenient facts
The last thing Labour needs
The revival of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill threatens to consume a party already struggling to hold itself together
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
