Hard Lockdown
Normal politics resumes
From Hard Brexit to Soft Lockdown, Boris Johnson is keeping most of his natural support with him
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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
Stop underestimating British tech
We should not surrender to the idea that American companies can do everything better
Banish the business bullshit
Vacuous business-speak is not merely irritating, it can lead to bad decisions and bad outcomes
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
Israel does not run U.S. foreign policy
There is nothing wrong with questioning foreign influence — but that influence has been overstated
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
