Matthew Bell
Goethe, a man of ideas
Even to list the academic fields in which he was a pioneer is exhausting
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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
The case for vapes
Arguments for prohibitionism disappear in a cloud of vapour
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate
Censors create martyrs
Starmer has stumbled onto the fastest way to increase Hasan Piker’s audience
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship