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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
RIP New Labour?
Keir Starmer’s failure should mark a decisive break with a failed consensus
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
Why Brexit was right
Bad decisions have been made since we voted to leave but we were still right to leave
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle
Confessions of a Yankee Anglophile
For all our differences, Americans and Britons will never be too far apart