British Values
Who gets to be British?
Jeevun Sandher’s attempt to declare Matt Goodwin “not very British” reveals a shallow, ahistorical and politically convenient vision of the nation
The futility of left-wing civic nationalism
There can be no meaningful sense of identity without limits on inclusion
The impoverishment of British values
Modern moral codes cannot define the totality of Britishness
The fallacy of “British values”
Nationhood cannot be reduced to abstractions
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
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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
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
How to build a Europe of the peripheries
Resetting Britain’s relations with the EU should not mean being beholden to France and Germany
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
The end of encrypted Europe
Europe’s latest Chat Control may see child protection become a pretext for wider surveillance.
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
