Progressives
The toxic shame of Progressive Man
Sex denialists are doubling down on their own irrationality
Taking on the right-on with cold, hard facts
A practical manual for anyone who has no choice but to sit on committees with idealistic intellectuals
We have to be more precise about progress
What sort of progress do we want, and how are we going to get it?
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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
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Running down the clock
Does Keir Starmer have any plans for his final weeks in Downing Street?
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
The last thing Labour needs
The revival of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill threatens to consume a party already struggling to hold itself together
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
In praise of Canary Wharf
Once dismissed as a sterile outpost, Canary Wharf has become one of Britain’s greatest urban success stories
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses