Mike Tapp MP
The futility of left-wing civic nationalism
There can be no meaningful sense of identity without limits on inclusion
The Labour government cannot accept criticism
Smearing critics of its policies is disturbing yet futile
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
In praise of the English football fan
No one likes them, they don’t care — and good for them
When compassion kills
Decriminalising vagrancy is no act of kindness
Populism in its purest form
Nigel Farage is rallying his voters to defend his right not to be asked inconvenient questions about his money
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders