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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
Civilisation needs silence
On cooing babies and other noisy performances
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair