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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
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
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
France’s fading yellow jersey
The Tour de France once united France, but now reflects its divisions
One deuce of a decider
This is it, when you look into the abyss and the abyss looks back into you
The strange birth of woo-woo
The glitzy LA supermarket chain and the Buddhist food cult behind your wellness smoothie
Will Andy crash and Burnham?
The Manchester man is going to face the same constraints as Keir Starmer
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic