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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
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It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
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The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
Running down the clock
Does Keir Starmer have any plans for his final weeks in Downing Street?
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
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