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Always prepare for the unexpected
The instructive parallels between the Falklands and Ukraine wars
The first post-modern war
The Falklands conflict was no imperialist throwback
Singing the Blues
The Varsity Match and Boat Race are no longer part of our sporting conversation
Teaching by the critical race book
Holyrood is seeking to embed social justice theory in schools
Ben Fogle: Pukka prince of fluff
His films are overrated, overindulged, and dismal
TB or not TB: the literature of consumption
No infectious disease has left its scars on the body of literature like tuberculosis
Plains of plenty
The Masai Mara has defied gloomy predictions of decline and still supports a thriving ecosystem as rich as it ever was
Playing with fire
Is writing a show about burns victims and the pioneering Guinea Pig Club really “appropriate”?
The joys of getting down with the grandkids
Campaigners for inter-generational justice miss the mark
Why are there so few EU Rejoiners?
The case to re-join the EU is today much weaker than the case to remain was during the 2016 referendum
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The vibe shift is a myth
Far from living through an age of cultural rebellion, we are seeing the imposition of cultural conformity
The end of Peel’s police?
She invokes a vanished age of policing, but Shabana Mahmood’s reforms point towards a more continental model of policing
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
A profound Tory
Simon Heffer’s biography of Enoch Powell very much deserves revisiting
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Exile and exaltation
Bohuslav Martinu: The Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away