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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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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
Crushing the real progressives
The Islamic Republic of Iran, now under fire from the demonic West, is the most progressive society on earth
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
From Wigton to Wadham College
The Oxford Bragg describes is almost as much another world to us now as it was to him then
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Dumbed-down democracy
“Public opinion” is useless when the public is largely ignorant