Terry Pratchett
What would Terry Pratchett have made of 2020?
Hard graft and moral clarity were central to the Discworld author’s success
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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
Britain lacks a party of the young
Britain’s alienated young are drifting leftwards because no serious movement on the right is speaking to their interests
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
The great HR survivors
As the DEI era fades, personnel heads live on as senior CEO consiglieri and hatchet-bearers
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
