TV Review
Mission Accomplished
Finley Harnett reviews the BBC’s Once Upon a Time in Iraq
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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
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Murders for July
Your summer holiday reading is sorted here
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
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Sad Scottish schadenfreude
For too many nationalists, England losing is mistaken for Scotland winning
Not mad for it
I Puritani, Royal Opera, Covent Garden
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
The vibe shift is a myth
Far from living through an age of cultural rebellion, we are seeing the imposition of cultural conformity
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics