Peggy McIntosh
Privilege
Privilege comes from the Latin privilegium, a bill or law giving advantage to a private individual
No need to plead guilty
The fashionable doctrine of ‘white privilege’ is fatally undermined by the facts
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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
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
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity
Our new five-party system
First-past-the-post no longer means
an electoral carve-up between the
Tories and Labour, allowing “fringe”
parties real political influence
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation