Spanish History
Choosing hate
Does exhuming the remains of a nationalist icon represent progress or division?
The Whig view of Spanish history
For left-wing author Giles Tremlett, concord is the telos of Spain’s history — on the left’s terms, that is
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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
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
Department heads must roll
Apologies for gender dissidents are not enough — there must be consequences too
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
