Asian History
A stirring tale of delicious complexity
From the Mongols’ conquest of Persia to their defeat by the Mamluks
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unconquered by a
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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
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
Zelda Zingari
Arty types: the fashionable poet
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
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
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
The value of social value
Social value requirements have made public procurement more expensive, more bureaucratic and harder for smaller firms to compete
Stop underestimating British tech
We should not surrender to the idea that American companies can do everything better