Trail Hunting
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
We must protect freedom for its own sake
Defend the countryside not merely out of tradition, but for liberty
The Hunting Act: 20 years on
It was a law that has achieved precisely the opposite of its stated aims
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James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Zackonomics is incoherent and outdated
Zack Polanski is a great political entrepreneur but he is terrible at economics
Schrödinger’s schism
The Anglican Communion, for all of its internal disagreements, has yet to fall apart
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
Peston’s Inbox
Kemi doesn’t give her kids Easter eggs
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing