Islamism
The far enemy
The motivations for the 9/11 attacks are still misunderstood and moralised
The odd world of Peter Oborne
How has a far-sighted conservative commentator fallen so far?
Turning the tables on coercion?
Lord Walney’s report on political extremism is valuable if flawed
The school as a battleground
Michaela defeat will not deter Islamist designs on schools
Tragicomedy at the UN
The limp United Nations cannot be trusted to support the victims of tyranny
Sunak, false equivalence and the phantom far right
There is no comparison between the threat of Islamism and the threat of the far right
Why we should question the charge of “Islamophobia”
Valid criticism of beliefs and behaviour should not be equated with hateful bigotry
The betrayal of Charlie Hebdo
The French intelligentsia has reneged on promises of fearless free speech and embraced a pervasive culture of censorship
Radical extremes of academic inadequacy
There is something amiss in the academic study of extremism
Ban Hizb ut-Tahrir
There is no place in Britain for calls for violent mobilisation along religious lines
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
Are we being watched?
Secretive Covid-era “spy” agency repurposed to monitor social media during riots
Conservatism needs environmentalism
What could be more conservative than conserving our natural heritage?
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
“Trope” is not a synonym of “lie”
You cannot dismiss an argument by calling it a trope
Knife-edge of the Western world
Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier
Letters August-September
To paraphrase the Jeremy Corbyn defence, were the Tory Right present but not involved?
Labour has a conspiracy problem
Dawn Butler MP should reevaluate her eccentric ideas
Is Starmer the anti-Thatcher?
He does not have the right ambition and imagination
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
