Rent Controls
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
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Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
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The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Marriage and muscular liberalism
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Devolution has been a disaster
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Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
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Brexit was not an act of economic self-harm
Whatever you have heard, UK-EU trade is doing just fine
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art