Tribalism
The Philistines versus the Pharisees
How the rise of the meritocrats tore society in two
The thoughtlessness of guilt by association
We cannot judge ideas on the basis of the people who happen to hold them
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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
Albion’s re-enactors
Beneath Restore Britain’s rhetoric lies an impulse to retreat from history itself
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
A profound Tory
Simon Heffer’s biography of Enoch Powell very much deserves revisiting
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
