Statistics
To infinity immigration and beyond
Soaring rates of citizenship applications show no signs of slowing down
Less than super models
The authorities must stop putting their faith in the bad science of “public health”
The OBR is worse than useless
The Office for Budget Responsibility is doing an impossible job very badly
We are facing a crisis of competency
The struggles of the Office for National Statistics illustrate the struggles of the British state
Let’s get empirical
The right is more than equipped to argue on the grounds of data
The myths of falling crime
Britain is far less safe than it should be
How much has life expectancy fallen in Gaza?
Grim new estimates are more plausible than critics have suggested
A day in Scientopia
When we think in terms of science, do we lose our humanity?
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
Immigration enthusiasts and problematic polling
New analysis made British voters look far more pro-migration than they are
Most Read
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
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
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.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
It’s time to ban the Brotherhood
Britain can no longer afford to ignore the Muslim Brotherhood’s quiet but far-reaching influence
The paté of the Land
Chinese water deer, partridges and paté
Form your battalions!
France, for all its flaws, still converts military spending into power — Britain does not
Why Keynes was wrong
He misinterpreted fundamental economic principles
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
We need a loud revival
The dream of a “quiet revival” always misunderstood the problem faced by British Christians
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
Self’s the man
Will Self can be absurd and obnoxious — but also highly entertaining and insightful
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
A Laboured response
Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas