Regional Accents
From RP to cock-er-ney
Why can’t politicians be themselves?
Where is the West Country accent?
Once the BBC has finished buttering up the North, how about promoting the West? asks Roland White
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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
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
A very postmodern schism
A postmodern spectacle exposed deep divisions about the nature of truth
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
The injustice of early releases
The government is failing victims for the sake of political convenience
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
Department heads must roll
Apologies for gender dissidents are not enough — there must be consequences too
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed