Royal Ascot
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
A Royal good time
Racing brings the country together in a convulsion of delirious democracy
Armchair punter
Home comforts are preferable to enduring the expense and discomfort of the racecourse
Most Read
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
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How should Christian organisations respond to illegal migration?
It is wrong to think that Christianity demands that we open our borders
Andy Burnham’s devolution delusions
Think central government is the only problem? Look around you
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
Equality of opportunity, and other bedtime stories
Britain cannot make progress if equality is its highest goal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
The miracle of the magical migrants
Is a man’s identity is fluid when he steps on British soil, but calcified on African soil?
Politicians can’t handle free speech
The more criticism ministers receive online, the more determined they become to regulate what everyone else can say
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
