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Return of the referendum?
More direct democracy could be Europe’s only means of restoring political legitimacy
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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
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Rage against the dying of the night
The loss of the soft-lit splendour of London after dark
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
The strange birth of woo-woo
The glitzy LA supermarket chain and the Buddhist food cult behind your wellness smoothie