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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
The imprudence of Dame Prue
Dame Prue Leith is spreading errors about assisted suicide
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
The ankle tag and the ballot box
The courts convicted Marine Le Pen, but left her political fate to French voters
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
Killing with kindness
The MoD’s drive for a net zero military is an ideological folly that risks national security