Meritocracy
Abigail Lamb Festival Fodder
Disaster strikes at the literary festival
In praise of meritocracy
Grammar schools, Tony Crosland and the Encounter club
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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
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
An intervention on interventionism
US foreign policy hawks should accept a more realistic approach
Vera, the doctor who defied Rasputin
A female surgeon in the chaos of Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union
It is time for antidisestablishmentarianism
Church establishment is still worth fighting for
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
France’s fading yellow jersey
The Tour de France once united France, but now reflects its divisions
The (in)justice of the Equality Act
Far from guaranteeing equal treatment, the Equality Act has transformed Britain’s understanding of equality from individual rights to group identity
Extending “work of equal value” claims is absurd
Keir Starmer’s parting gift to the economy could be catastrophic