Myth Busting
Busting the myth of the Phantom Major
Thread by thread, Mortimer unpicks the lies of David Stirling’s life
Trans activist makes a fuss without facts
Trans people in the UK have all the same rights, and a few more besides
Smart answers to clever questions
In the Know is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about the fascinating science of human intelligence
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
Britain’s next moral panic
Half a century after abandoning state-backed “treatments” for homosexuality, Britain risks replacing one coercive system with another
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
Picking at old wounds
The campaign to rejoin the EU has been revived
Albion’s re-enactors
Beneath Restore Britain’s rhetoric lies an impulse to retreat from history itself
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)