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Inside the secret Cambridge societies hiding their unfashionable views
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Greene around the gills
A truly ghastly gastropub
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
Peston’s Inbox
Kemi doesn’t give her kids Easter eggs
Badgers, banknotes and British decline
Ed Davey might admire Winston Churchill but he should have learned from him
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge