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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
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The vibe shift is a myth
Far from living through an age of cultural rebellion, we are seeing the imposition of cultural conformity
The end of Peel’s police?
She invokes a vanished age of policing, but Shabana Mahmood’s reforms point towards a more continental model of policing
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
A garden reborn
a garden reborn
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
Tinker Bell, Puck, Dobby & Co.
An account of everything even the most dedicated fairy-follower could want to discover
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt