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IPSO has to go
A regulator built to uphold standards has become a partisan censor — the right must walk away before it is too late
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Running down the clock
Does Keir Starmer have any plans for his final weeks in Downing Street?