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Andy Burnham’s devolution delusions
Think central government is the only problem? Look around you
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
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
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
The trans war on reality
Trans activists loudly trumpet a false mythology
of victimhood. In fact, trans people are more
likely to kill than be killed,
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works