Burqas
Don’t kill liberty to save it
Big government does not deserve greater powers to make up for its mistakes
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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
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
The case against Project Spire
The Church of England should abandon this misleading and expensive exercise in virtue signalling
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
The injustice of early releases
The government is failing victims for the sake of political convenience
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.