Consumerism
We are being governed by economic illiterates
The establishment does not understand the relationship between producers and consumers
Dump the pumps
People are not going to buy a product they don’t like
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James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Unreadable red bile
This anti-capitalist screed is profoundly and irredeemably fatuous
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician