Zac Brettler
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
How Donald Trump betrayed himself
President Trump has forgotten what made him successful in the first place
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
Do machines laugh?
The experience of amusement defies a reductionist approach to the mind
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
