Charlie Hebdo
The betrayal of Charlie Hebdo
The French intelligentsia has reneged on promises of fearless free speech and embraced a pervasive culture of censorship
Spare us easy satire
Satire is supposed to be the unsayable, not virtue-signalling two-bit doggerel
Where all the brave words went after #JeSuisCharlie
Charlie Hebdo has not brought out the best in anyone
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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
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
Breaking the mould
The closure of the Denby pottery factor is an example of short-term political thinking
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
Seeing colour
Donald Locke, Resistant Forms at Camden Art Centre
The value of social value
Social value requirements have made public procurement more expensive, more bureaucratic and harder for smaller firms to compete
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide