Argument
How not to argue
A new book is an unreliable guide to talking about controversial issues
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
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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
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Class war in the upper house
The end of the Lords’ ancient
right to resolve peerage disputes
is the latest casualty of Labour’s
constitutional vandalism
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
The excesses of intellectual illiberalism
Justified dissatisfaction with liberal modernity has curdled into something alarmist and authoritarian
Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
What you need to know about the Unite the Kingdom march on May 16