London
Lutfur Rahman and the future of localism
A new and dangerous kind of local politics is emerging in Britain
Train lines to nowhere
The farcical naming of new overground lines has exposed the fragility of progressivism
London’s lamps live on
Thanks to the dedication of the Gasketeers, a beautiful tradition has been saved
Tragedy of the common spaces
It is sadly in keeping with the modern British mindset to prefer something good not to be done
The sad decline of London pubs
Or, why the hell can I not get a drink after 9?
The Stratford MSG Sphere would have been a dystopian nightmare
Light pollution is not a fringe issue and we need to reconnect to the night sky
Sadiq Khan is blind to unromantic disadvantages
London travel schemes are excluding the disabled and pro-diversity officials do not seem to care
Peckham, protests and “parasitic merchants”
Demonstrations have exposed the tribal underbelly of modern Britain
A chest full of medals
A clever take on a classic brasserie in the heart of Bridgerton London
Sadiq Khan is putting schools at risk
Exclusions are a vital tool for teachers
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
The delusions of the DCMS
The establishment approach to the internet is marked by paranoia and control
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
Worstall’s Corollary
Rare earths expose a fatal flaw at the heart of industrial strategy: governments intervene in systems they do not remotely understand
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
The (in)justice of the Equality Act
Far from guaranteeing equal treatment, the Equality Act has transformed Britain’s understanding of equality from individual rights to group identity
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
Keeping us on message
The UK’s secret government propaganda unit dedicated to praising multiculturalism
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
Britain will be worse without hereditary peers
The expulsion of the hereditaries is neither fair nor pragmatic