Steven Morrissey
How The Smiths were Marred
Right-on credentials are no excuse for elevating uninspiring music
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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
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
It’s not a level pitch
Where did it all go wrong for Crystal Palace?
We need a pro-natal culture
Changing our demographic future will require a new attitude towards having children
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
We’re all living in America
For all the talk of “BRICS” and “multipolarity”, America is still number one
The asylum seeker will see you now
We should not legitimise illegal migration and its damaging effects