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Terry Rant
Ageing controversialist
Cheryl Partington
Media Don
A brave voice against the barbarians
David Pryce-Jones recalls a life of literary friendships and the defence of Western civilisation
Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
The decline of industry
English towns faced unique new challenges following deindustrialisation
Junk food? More like junk statistics
New claims about the costs of obesity are wildly exaggerated
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
The Conservatives must reject Human Quantitative Easing
It has been a disaster for the party and for the nation
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
Was the Budget stupid or malicious?
It is going to fuel youth unemployment
Starmer’s tax will hurt children
It is not just a tax, it is cruel theft
