Ian Leslie
Rules of enragement
At its best Conflicted reminds us of the central importance of meaningful debate
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
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
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
The Farage flounce
A joke that worked, and an exit that didn’t.
Greene around the gills
A truly ghastly gastropub
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment