Artillery Row
No word should be inherently unsayable
Context matters — whatever the language police might say
Leftists are wrong about Denmark
Mass immigration is no less controversial than it was before
Assisted suicide is not more important than the law
Charlie Falconer shouldn’t be allowed to bully the House of Lords to its own assisted suicide
Ukraine: what have we learnt?
It is hard to isolate large adversaries
The government is coming for men
A strategy for men’s health ends up being deeply muddled
Should we tax the poor more?
This is the unavoidable conclusion of Modern Monetary Theory
No, lockdowns were not inevitable
The Hallett inquiry has ignored the best arguments against shutdowns
Britain is bungling its relationship with Beijing
From espionage to research, Britain’s approach to China is not fit for purpose
Auntie in the dock
Robbie Gibb is shocked to find bias at the Beeb
How Dostoyevsky dissected activistic hypocrites
Dostoyevsky’s outrageous grotesque now runs riot in our institutions
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The Book of JO’B
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
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Britain must maintain its cultural inheritance
We should not allow our masterpieces to disappear overseas
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game