Martin McElroy
The boat that sang
For one shining moment, they’re kings of the world
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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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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
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
The Muslim modernisers
Muslim reformers do not innovate; they renew by seeking to mend what is broken
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
Labour’s Gagging Acts
Labour is taking inspiration from Pitt the Younger when it comes to curbing speech
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.