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We can’t trust the National Trust’s history
How on earth did the National Trust hire a non-historian to do an historian’s job?
Is the National Trust losing the nation’s trust?
If the National Trust is tired of promoting “heritage” what can be done to remind it of its purpose?
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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
Two cheers for Keir
Keir Starmer enjoyed a warm end to a chilly premiership
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Running out of autobahn
Beijing’s manufacturing strategy is colliding with Europe’s self-inflicted industrial weaknesses
RIP New Labour?
Keir Starmer’s failure should mark a decisive break with a failed consensus