Office for National Statistics
We are facing a crisis of competency
The struggles of the Office for National Statistics illustrate the struggles of the British state
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
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
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
Gambling on Cantonese cuisine
The Hollywood starlet and the immigration albatross
Free marketeers were too content to ignore the negative externalities of immigration
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
A slow Burnham
Andy Burnham is not from London. Have we mentioned that he is not from London?
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves