Whiggism
Herbert Butterfield: A prophet for our age?
The Whig interpretation of history explains much that is malignant in modern progressivism
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Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate
