Steve Baker
Steve Baker is the Conservative MP for Wycombe and a former chairman of the European Research Group. @SteveBakerHW
It’s alright for some
The poorest will pay the highest price for Net Zero fantasies
A year of Black Wednesdays?
The CRG deputy chairman on the longterm Lockdown risks
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
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
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
Murders for April
Make sure it is the cruellest month with this detective fiction
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
We must get serious about anti-Jewish terror
Britain faces a dangerous rise in anti-Jewish violence and must get real about its implications
