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The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
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The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
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Low energy
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The trans war on reality
Trans activists loudly trumpet a false mythology
of victimhood. In fact, trans people are more
likely to kill than be killed,
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Squeezing out your generation
New laws are harming, not helping, younger people
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
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