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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
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
The welfare state of things
Tom Jones and Chris Bayliss discuss the numbers behind Britain’s welfare state
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Greene around the gills
A truly ghastly gastropub
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
Awards ceremonies are erasing women
Biological males should not receive awards intended for women
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing