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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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground
Institutional feminism against women
The likes of Julia Gillard and Jess Phillips have enabled misogyny
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Crushing the real progressives
The Islamic Republic of Iran, now under fire from the demonic West, is the most progressive society on earth
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Woke politics was never trivial
Wokeness was a lot more, and a lot worse, than a passing online fad
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away