Chris Walton
Spare me the Great Canadian Warbler
Radio 4 celebrates the limited talents of Joni Mitchell
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
The shadow of the thorn tree
Christian culture must combine tradition and modernity
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
The slow vibe shift
Escaping our “post-cultural state” will not happen overnight
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
