Morality
Jane’s profound piety
Jeremy Black reviews Jane Austen: Writing, Society, Politics, by Tom Keymer
The language of Conservative priorities
Why does Boris want marriage to be a contract-at-will?
The Idea of a twenty-first century University
Newman’s Idea of The University imagined by Jeremy Black and William Gibson for the modern world
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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
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Europe’s French nuclear shield?
With the NATO alliance under threat, will
Europe really trust President Macron’s
offer of a pan-EU nuclear deterrent?
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
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 original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
