Byrne Hobart
History rebooted
Humanity can’t stay stagnant for long
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Harassment at the NHS
NHS harassement
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
Patchett is as good as she needs to be
Whistler by Ann Patchett; The Smiths: A Novella by Michael
Bracewell; Schoolgirl by Osamu Dazai
The glories of front gardens
People who pave over gardens have hearts of stone
Institutional feminism against women
The likes of Julia Gillard and Jess Phillips have enabled misogyny
The case for vapes
Arguments for prohibitionism disappear in a cloud of vapour
Ditching ancient traditions is not progress
Uniforms, oaths, titles, offices are the joints that hold together the structures of the state
Labour’s Gagging Acts
Labour is taking inspiration from Pitt the Younger when it comes to curbing speech
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think