Prose
We need higher standards for academic writing
Confused thinking and confusing prose has led to a reversible decline
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
The slow vibe shift
Escaping our “post-cultural state” will not happen overnight
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
Class war in the upper house
The end of the Lords’ ancient
right to resolve peerage disputes
is the latest casualty of Labour’s
constitutional vandalism
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light