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Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
The Russians aren’t coming
New music was not officially muted in the Soviet Union. It just got left at home, says Norman Lebrecht
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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
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate
Supernatural delight
Religion cannot be reduced to dry abstractions
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
Against the censorious right
Miriam Cates is wrong about free speech and anonymity
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake