Messiah
Militantly waiting for the end of time
Sunni or Shia, Muslim or Christian, modern or pre-modern — messianism retains a potent attraction
Running scared of religion
Shelley’s story prompts us to consider the relationship between The Almighty and man
She’s not the messiah…
Watching Greta Thunberg and the hysterical devotion she arouses, I am reminded of Judaism’s best-known self-styled redeemer
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Reform should not abandon free markets
Nigel Farage should stick to his liberal guns against the forces of collectivism
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
Politicians can’t handle free speech
The more criticism ministers receive online, the more determined they become to regulate what everyone else can say
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
The delusions of the DCMS
The establishment approach to the internet is marked by paranoia and control
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?