Trump is the real technocrat
Donald Trump, unlike his opponents, is serious about policy
Gyles Brandreth’s bon mots
An obsession with linguistic and historical marginalia has infected British culture
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
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
RIP New Labour?
Keir Starmer’s failure should mark a decisive break with a failed consensus
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
Election objections
Andy Burnham doesn’t need a general election mandate
The Hollywood starlet and the immigration albatross
Free marketeers were too content to ignore the negative externalities of immigration
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)