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Remembering Deepak Lal
To Lal there were no contradictions in defending classical liberalism, democracy, empire and faith in India
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The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
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Metamorphoses at the
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Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
The American chaos machine
The United States’s current aggressive expansionism and domestic strife are an intrinsic part of its national character
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit