David Stoddart
When Brexit was unfashionable, he was there
Lord Stoddart of Swindon, 1926-2020
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The radical feminism—Christianity pipeline
For radical feminists, clarity about the realities of sex often opens onto a search for moral order
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
The paté of the Land
Chinese water deer, partridges and paté
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company