Parler
The black hole of online censorship
The removal of Parler from app stores has made it clear that online opinions exist at the sufferance of those providing the soap box
Whither Parler?
Bias and censorship on social media are real problems, but Parler may not be a panacea
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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
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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
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
How to get filthy wrong
Gary Stevenson has replaced economics with politics, and the results speak for themselves
In praise of Canary Wharf
Once dismissed as a sterile outpost, Canary Wharf has become one of Britain’s greatest urban success stories
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
Lebanon’s finest
Henry Jeffreys savours some reds and whites from the Bekaa valley