George Weidenfelds
Goodbye to the Blonds
The generation of idiosyncratic proprietors who changed the face of the British book industry
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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
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Latin love, Hispanic hate
Spain and Argentina’s complex relationship is being strained by the World Cup
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
How Andy Burnham can raise living standards
Burnham and his team have a chance to change course, but they must be bold and take it
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
An ode to the examination
The end of in-person examinations would be the end of rational assessment
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture