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Public health versus the public
Public health authorities hate it when consumers speak for themselves
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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
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
The value of social value
Social value requirements have made public procurement more expensive, more bureaucratic and harder for smaller firms to compete
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
