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He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
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Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
What does it mean to be free?
Women are caught between different experiences of freedom and loss
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Paean to a green and pleasant land
The finest living example of that perennial English type, the countryman-writer
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Why Brexit was right
Bad decisions have been made since we voted to leave but we were still right to leave
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?