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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
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The vibe shift is a myth
Far from living through an age of cultural rebellion, we are seeing the imposition of cultural conformity
The end of Peel’s police?
She invokes a vanished age of policing, but Shabana Mahmood’s reforms point towards a more continental model of policing
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
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Why the establishment hates X
It can be used to spread misinformation and abuse, yes, but it can also expose inconvenient facts
A plan to save our towns
Time for a renaissance in our devastated urban landscape
A scarcity machine
Why Peckham residents should not celebrate development being blocked
A very postmodern schism
A postmodern spectacle exposed deep divisions about the nature of truth
The problem with permanent secretaries
The role offers too much power with too little accountability
Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
If you want to understand English football, you will get better answers knocking on doors in Burnley than Hampstead
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Ed Miliband is a bad environmentalist
He has put virtue signalling before effectiveness