Crime
In defence of jury trials
David Lammy’s proposal to abolish trial by jury in all but the most serious cases is wicked and irrational
Chief Constables, arrest thyselves
Politicians are not to blame for all the problems with the police
In defence of self-defence
British citizens should be able to protect themselves from criminals
The government wants more criminals out in the streets
Our authorities are committed to trying everything but the solution
In defence of doorstopping
An attempt to criminalise going to the homes of elected officials is unjustifiably broad
In defence of cynicism
It is a natural response to being continually treated like an idiot
Even Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor deserves justice
It would be very wrong to strip him of his South Atlantic Medal
How Britain has become safer and scarier
A broad decline in violence provides little consolation amid such sensational crimes
Abolish “non-crime hate incidents” for good
We need the police to stop investigating “harm” and focus on crime again
Britain must escape from the prison of foreign labour
It is a short-term solution with grave second order consequences
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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
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
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
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
Equality of opportunity, and other bedtime stories
Britain cannot make progress if equality is its highest goal
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
The ankle tag and the ballot box
The courts convicted Marine Le Pen, but left her political fate to French voters
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.