David Chivers
Lies, damn lies
Statistics are an essentially alien language that humans did not evolve to recognise or understand
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?
How EDI corrupts public life
It compels people to accept falsehoods in the name of equality
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
Jonathan Ross’s existentialist hell
Jonathan Ross’s “crass” new TV show is surprisingly Sartrean
Get into the groove — why vinyl rocks
On the best sound in popular music
Tony Blair is an extremist
He should have left public life long ago
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law
Punishing anyone before they have even been convicted of anything makes me uneasy
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets