The Netherlands
The Anglo-Dutch moment and its consequences
The English and the Dutch owe more to each other than they realise
All double dutch
Andrew Cusack says the influence of the Netherlands’ seaborne empire can still be felt around the world, from Manhattan and South Africa to modern Sri Lanka
To win the war, stop fighting
Drug cartels and the underground economy fear legalisation and deregulation
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
Running out of autobahn
Beijing’s manufacturing strategy is colliding with Europe’s self-inflicted industrial weaknesses
Burying their heads in the ash
The battle against the illicit tobacco market has not been won
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
When compassion kills
Decriminalising vagrancy is no act of kindness
Life for petty theft?
IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off
What has Labour learned?
Pinning the failures of the government on Keir Starmer alone will not work
The value of social value
Social value requirements have made public procurement more expensive, more bureaucratic and harder for smaller firms to compete
These green and printed lands
How William Caxton developed Englishness, and how his Englishness is breaking down