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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The radical feminism—Christianity pipeline
For radical feminists, clarity about the realities of sex often opens onto a search for moral order
Politicians can’t handle free speech
The more criticism ministers receive online, the more determined they become to regulate what everyone else can say
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
We must strengthen British capitalism
Having a successful capitalist system depends on having a strong state
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad