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Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
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How EDI corrupts public life
It compels people to accept falsehoods in the name of equality
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy
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How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Windy Whitty
Chris Whitty is wrong about so-called “fat jabs”
A culture of death
Street gangs and online provocation are fuelling a morbid subculture in British life
Britain in 1776
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Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
Three pheasants, one Land Rover
Labour’s new war on pheasant shooting is about who gets to decide how England’s land is used
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad