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Shed and buried
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
No Keirs, only dreams now
With the prime minister on his way out, even his own MPs have discovered a fondness for him
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
Is our law praiseworthy?
In connection with civil liberties, British law is at its lowest ebb
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety