Left Wing
Left-wing violence is a myth
Supposedly “violent” acts by the oppressed are, by definition, forms of self-defence
This rape gang proves that my politics are correct
Online leftists are shamelessly politicising a horrendous crime
The right-on, left-wing oppressors
A flaw in the design of academic studies makes the Left appear less authoritarian than the Right
The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
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.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
The dead-end art of conspiracy
Should art dissect conspiracy theories or immerse itself in them?
No taxation on expatriation
With no navy and minimal evacuation efforts, the UK’s demand that citizens abroad pay up is ludicrous
Leading us a not- so-merry dance
Virtually every moment of physical theatre has to include some sort of balletic lunge
Schrödinger’s schism
The Anglican Communion, for all of its internal disagreements, has yet to fall apart
Dangerous liasons
Does Keir Starmer have a plan for dealing with Donald Trump?
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
What’s wrong with our newspapers
Important news is being drowned in the tawdry and the trivial
The fateful road to the great dictators
Weimar Germany / Red Dawn Over China
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands