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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
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
All the Mendelssohn you will ever need
Mendelssohn: Symphonies and Oratorios (Deutsche Grammophon)
What the reparations debate says about Britain
Social and ideological shifts mean that we face an increasingly divided future
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
Banish the business bullshit
Vacuous business-speak is not merely irritating, it can lead to bad decisions and bad outcomes
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
The Muslim modernisers
Muslim reformers do not innovate; they renew by seeking to mend what is broken
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
From the Desk of Lord Kronsteen
When a sketchwriter faces awkward questions, only a billionaire’s dictated letter of support will do
