Inquiries
Why we cannot trust official inquiries
They can be a way for the powerful to neutralise genuinely difficult questions
How to rescue the grooming gangs inquiry
It needs power, resources and freedom from the Home Office
No more bloody inquiries
They tend to be a pointless waste of time and money
We need a proper inquiry into grooming gangs
It must be independent, transparent and efficient
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unconquered by a
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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
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So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
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Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected