NHS
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards
How to reform the NHS
Britain must take inspiration from the Netherlands
All sound and fury
No politician has the endurance, let alone conviction, to upend the Whitehall orthodoxy
NHS worship is over
Britons no longer whisper their doubts about the NHS and immigration
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
Badenoch in the bindweed
The Conservative Party leader might please no one by trying to please everyone
Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
What you need to know about the Unite the Kingdom march on May 16
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate