Zahir Shah
Could monarchy have saved Afghanistan?
America’s republican prejudices stopped them from restoring a unifying king
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Vera, the doctor who defied Rasputin
A female surgeon in the chaos of Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union
Andy Burnham’s devolution delusions
Think central government is the only problem? Look around you
The fateful road to the great dictators
Weimar Germany / Red Dawn Over China
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
An indefensible defence policy
Why the country’s strategic ambitions are incompatible with our welfare bill
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Sex wars, what are they good for?
On Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and the virtues of intellectual combat
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible