Alan Milburn
At a loose end
We are making young adults un-ready for work
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Tasty tunes
The Chocolate Soldier, Opera della Luna, Wilton’s Music Hall
Squeezing out your generation
New laws are harming, not helping, younger people
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
How should Christian organisations respond to illegal migration?
It is wrong to think that Christianity demands that we open our borders
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
The (in)justice of the Equality Act
Far from guaranteeing equal treatment, the Equality Act has transformed Britain’s understanding of equality from individual rights to group identity
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
Confessions of a Yankee Anglophile
For all our differences, Americans and Britons will never be too far apart
The ends of Pan-Africanism
An exhibition devoted to Pan-Africanism avoids important political and aesthetic questions
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes