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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
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
Shooting the breeze
Patrick Galbraith welcomes an ambitious new shoot tenant
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
Ed Miliband is a bad environmentalist
He has put virtue signalling before effectiveness
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
Killing with kindness
The MoD’s drive for a net zero military is an ideological folly that risks national security
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel