James Lees-Milne
In defence of reading diaries
We experience people at their most depressed and their most joyful; their most selfish and their most generous
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
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
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities