Economics
Don’t cry for Argentina
A reforming president and a vast new oilfield promise a bright future for Buenos Aires
The misunderstood satirist of sin
In the minds of many, this book threatened to undermine and destabilise the moral order
Equality law is bankrupting Britain
Birmingham is the tip of an iceberg of trash
Don’t make ethnic pay gap reporting mandatory
Mandatory pay gap reporting will make discrimination more common, not less
Gary Stevenson is wrong about the real world
His arguments for taxing wealth have no empirical foundation
The coming apart of the deal
Keir Starmer’s attempts to be optimistic about Trump are convincing no one
Of course VAT is a barrier to trade
Trump’s tariffs are misguided, yes, but we should be more honest about our economics
The triple lock must go
Young people are suffering because politicians are too scared to risk their political futures
The British establishment is not driven by profit
The idea that it sees Britain as an “economic zone” is a palatable fantasy
Going downhill
A bad week is only getting worse for Rachel Reeves
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
Labour’s toxic medicine
The more they treat the symptoms of decline, the worse things get
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
The shadow of the thorn tree
Christian culture must combine tradition and modernity
What’s so illiberal about “illiberal democracy”?
Viktor Orbán has been a political pioneer in Europe
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit