Ann Patchett
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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
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
When compassion kills
Decriminalising vagrancy is no act of kindness
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree
Life for petty theft?
IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable