British Army
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
Britain needs a moral core
The UK’s greatest vulnerability isn’t its weakened military but its lack of spiritual depth
Putting British defence on an even keel
Huzzah for the bulwarks of England
Britain needs to go back to basics on foreign policy
Britain cannot be subordinated to Europe or America but must make itself powerful again
War without arms
Labour’s welfare obsession is costing the UK hard military power
Our forever failing NHS
The creaking health service is ever more reliant on sub-standard foreign doctors
The case for the Cadets
In an atomised society, structure and camaraderie can help young people
Talk of war is political performance art
The British establishment does not see war as a realistic prospect
Net Zero is incompatible with military preparedness
Strong societies, industries and economies win wars — but does Britain have them?
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He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The emperor’s new AI
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“Treatment” does not make child predators safe
People who abuse children must be kept away from children
Killing the bill
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Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
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Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
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