European Parliament
The end of encrypted Europe
Europe’s latest Chat Control may see child protection become a pretext for wider surveillance.
Killing freedom to save it
The EU is threatening free speech in the name of democracy
Qatargate is a feature — not a bug — of the EU
Brussels is the seat of too much unaccountable power not to produce scandals of this very nature
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
If you want to understand English football, you will get better answers knocking on doors in Burnley than Hampstead
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Worstall’s Corollary
Rare earths expose a fatal flaw at the heart of industrial strategy: governments intervene in systems they do not remotely understand
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
The RAM should face the music
Why the Royal Academy of Music shuts of pupils from private schools