Race
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Averting irrational egalitarianism
How to stop ideological anti-racism damaging our institutions and our country
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
What the reparations debate says about Britain
Social and ideological shifts mean that we face an increasingly divided future
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Woke politics was never trivial
Wokeness was a lot more, and a lot worse, than a passing online fad
Not exiles, but stayers
White South Africans are not abandoning their home
Exiles from the Rainbow nation
Race, land and why white South Africans are leaving their homes behind
Americans are wrong about the Baftas controversy
Blaming John Davidson for his disability is foolish and offensive
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
What is the CID for?
Zac Brettler’s short life and mysterious death
Red tape and black markets
Prohibition is a criminal’s best friend
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
Beyond Carmen
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
The man who ended overreach
Lord Reed’s tenure as president of the Supreme Court has been admired by those who value the stability of the law