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Labour’s other capitulation to terrorism
Starmer has allowed the Irish to dictate Britain’s policy on Troubles-related offences
An end-of-the-world air
Martinu: quartets/Kapralova: songs (Supraphon/Chandos)
How progressive authoritarianism is putting national security in jeopardy
The Government’s approach to the defence sector needs to protect our interests
A tale of two Africas
Ivory Coast and Eritrea are examples of two possible futures for African states
The gender fanatics are never satisfied
Not only do they demonise dissent, they demonise not demonising dissent
Good America. Bad America
The past is a foreign country, and that country is the USA
“Digital ID” proves that the government has run out of ideas
It simply will not fix the issue it claims it will fix
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James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
At a loose end
We are making young adults un-ready for work
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
Reform has the real “Shadow Cabinet”
Establishment gatekeeping is as futile as it is absurd
Farewell to an intellectual giant
Patrick Nash pays tribute to the late
David Abulafia, fastidious champion of
Oxbridge’s academic standards
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
How procedure is enabling petty criminals
We should support workers who confront criminals