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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
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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
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
Britain’s housing crisis is a crisis for veterans
We have to make the system more able to house our heroes
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
Why must everything move to Manchester?
Northern England is being framed in patronising reductionist terms
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom