In Defence of Neil Ferguson
Simon Anthony responds to Toby Young’s and Ben Lewis’s criticism of Neil Ferguson
Is Lockdown costing more lives than Covid?
25% more people are dying because of lockdown than Covid
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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
Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
Averting irrational egalitarianism
How to stop ideological anti-racism damaging our institutions and our country
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
Paean to a green and pleasant land
The finest living example of that perennial English type, the countryman-writer
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
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
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all