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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
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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
David Lean
The cinematic genius admired by today’s directors
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming