John Goodbody
Making a splash
A new book marks 150 years since the first unaided Channel swim
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Seeing colour
Donald Locke, Resistant Forms at Camden Art Centre
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
Worstall’s Corollary
Rare earths expose a fatal flaw at the heart of industrial strategy: governments intervene in systems they do not remotely understand
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one