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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
Our AI overlords will end bigotry
Bring on the machines
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
Nonsense and neurodivergence
The Church of England is confusing irrationality with inclusivity
Was the Boriswave a Brexit betrayal?
A decade later, the public memory of Brexit’s immigration pledge is clearer than the campaign was
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
What is the CID for?
Zac Brettler’s short life and mysterious death