Crime
The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
The truth about Notting Hill Carnival
We should be more honest about the dark side of the event
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
Two-tier policing is not new
Our authorities must operate without fear or favour again
Lebanonisation in the UK
Sectarianism, crackdowns and ethnic tension are becoming the new normal in the UK
Will Starmer suppress dissent?
The riots should not be an excuse for a broader assault on civil liberties
Boiling the British frog
Decline is a process, not a moment
Russian to judgement
Russia watchers are the real useful idiots
Southport and the inescapability of politics
There is nothing essentially wrong with talking about immigration
How can we talk about male violence now?
Our discourse should be a lot more honest and a lot more serious
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
No Keirs, only dreams now
With the prime minister on his way out, even his own MPs have discovered a fondness for him
Life for petty theft?
IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off
Is our law praiseworthy?
In connection with civil liberties, British law is at its lowest ebb
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game