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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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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
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned