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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism