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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The vibe shift is a myth
Far from living through an age of cultural rebellion, we are seeing the imposition of cultural conformity
The end of Peel’s police?
She invokes a vanished age of policing, but Shabana Mahmood’s reforms point towards a more continental model of policing
The value of social value
Social value requirements have made public procurement more expensive, more bureaucratic and harder for smaller firms to compete
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
Why ministers fail
Even the more effective politicians do not have time to achieve anything
From triple lock to price caps
Opinium polling for The Critic reveals the totemic pension policy has entrenched a politics that demands control over growth
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future