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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
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Confessions of a Yankee Anglophile
For all our differences, Americans and Britons will never be too far apart
The SNP is in a Peter Murrell muddle
The Peter Murrell case has exposed the rot at the heart of the SNP’s political culture
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
Romance rethink
An optimistic rejoinder to common dating advice