Scientism
Up with expertise, down with experts
Politicians should be informed by experts but not led by them
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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 to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
An indefensible defence policy
Why the country’s strategic ambitions are incompatible with our welfare bill
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
The excesses of intellectual illiberalism
Justified dissatisfaction with liberal modernity has curdled into something alarmist and authoritarian
In praise of the English football fan
No one likes them, they don’t care — and good for them
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead