Local Elections 2023
The slippery slope to basic standards
How has the demand for “access” overridden basic requirements?
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
A profound Tory
Simon Heffer’s biography of Enoch Powell very much deserves revisiting
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?