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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
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?