Anthony Blond
Simon Raven
A controversial writer who could produce work as splendid as it was scurrilous
Goodbye to the Blonds
The generation of idiosyncratic proprietors who changed the face of the British book industry
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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
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Price caps and political pygmies
Britain’s capitalist command economy cannot let businesses be
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
A very postmodern schism
A postmodern spectacle exposed deep divisions about the nature of truth
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Britain’s housing crisis is a crisis for veterans
We have to make the system more able to house our heroes
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy