Stavropol
Stavropol, South Russia: In Search of Gorbachev’s Roots
The origins of a soviet leader revered as a visionary reformer in the west, but reviled as a weak American puppet in his native land
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The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
What Pullman gets wrong about Narnia
Philip Pullman is more like C.S. Lewis than he might think
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
A step forward for academic freedom
It is time to take the fight to censoriousness in higher education
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
Murders for May
From the spa resort of Buddington to the streets of Tokyo
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
Murders for April
Make sure it is the cruellest month with this detective fiction