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‘Two-tier justice’ / The looming ‘Islamophobia’ scandal

‘Two-tier justice’ /					 													 						The looming ‘Islamophobia’ scandal
monday 10

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Society / The ‘Gen Z stare’ is another act of teenage rebellion

Society /					 													 						The ‘Gen Z stare’ is another act of teenage rebellion
monday 5

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The irony of the Afghan resettlement scandal

The irony of the Afghan resettlement scandal
18.07.2025 3

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How political ideology corrupted science

How political ideology corrupted science
14.07.2025 30

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Welfare / Britain’s mental health crisis isn’t what you think

Welfare /					 													 						Britain’s mental health crisis isn’t what you think
12.07.2025 20

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Britain’s mental health crisis isn’t what you think

Britain’s mental health crisis isn’t what you think
11.07.2025 3

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Work to live / Most people hate their jobs. Get over it

Work to live /					 													 						Most people hate their jobs. Get over it
09.07.2025 10

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Fake news / The decline of the fact checkers is something to celebrate

07.07.2025 10

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Trial by victimhood has taken over Britain’s courts

13.06.2025 30

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Worrying about migration doesn’t make you an extremist

08.06.2025 10

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The real reason why academics write in gobbledygook

30.05.2025 10

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Why we need Virgin Megastores

26.05.2025 20

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Katharine Birbalsingh is right about our worship of victimhood

23.05.2025 20

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The trouble with BBC Verify

16.05.2025 30

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Border farce / What Starmer’s immigration critics don’t get

13.05.2025 20

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The police have lost it

11.05.2025 4

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It shouldn’t be illegal to burn a Quran

09.05.2025 20

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BBC Bitesize’s communism blindspot

21.04.2025 30

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Trans activists won’t be silenced by the Supreme Court ruling

18.04.2025 7

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‘Stop Brexit Man’s court victory is a win for free speech

14.04.2025 4

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Have we got worse at dealing with stress?

12.04.2025 6

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Holy woke / Why is Keir Starmer wishing us Eid Mubarak?

31.03.2025 10

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Free speech / Why are police targeting parents who complained in a school WhatsApp group?

30.03.2025 20

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Why are police targeting parents who complained in a school WhatsApp group?

29.03.2025 10

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London is really not as bad as people say

22.03.2025 20

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The audacity of ‘decolonising’ Shakespeare

17.03.2025 10

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Why Henry Kelly was popular

02.03.2025 40

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RIP / Why Henry Kelly was popular

02.03.2025 40

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Keir Starmer is right to cut foreign aid

26.02.2025 10

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Sam Fender is correct, white privilege ignores class

24.02.2025 3

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Why progressive activists feel superior

20.02.2025 10

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Watch / Why is Tom Hanks mocking Trump supporters?

19.02.2025 40

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The irony of the backlash against the DEI rollback

17.02.2025 10

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In defence of The Apprentice’s Jana Denzel

14.02.2025 10

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Society / What Gen Z gets wrong about ‘racist’ Britain

12.02.2025 20

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Generation Bland / The inevitable rise of 'Palentine's Day'

12.02.2025 10

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Why children peddle conspiracy theories

11.02.2025 40

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Lego isn’t homophobic

07.02.2025 9

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You’re nicked / Why Britons can’t stop stealing

22.01.2025 10

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Jeremy Corbyn and the curse of the eternal 1968ers

20.01.2025 20

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The triumph and tragedy of Tony Slattery

15.01.2025 10

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Dead tree press? / What Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg owe to the mainstream media

11.01.2025 20

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Dead tree press? / What Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg owe to the mainstream media

11.01.2025 20

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What Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg owe to the mainstream media

11.01.2025 10

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Facebook is no place for politics

There was much jubilation yesterday among advocates of free speech following the news that Mark Zuckerberg is to relax restrictions on free...

08.01.2025 20

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Why we should be worried about Labour’s ‘Islamophobia’ plans

Is there a problem with Islamophobia? The problem is the word ‘Islamophobia’ itself. What does it actually mean, and what does taking the word and...

06.01.2025 20

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Forgive Stephen Fry for supporting Stonewall

There has been much indignation at the roll-call of those ennobled in the New Year Honours. There’s been bewilderment that Gareth Southgate,...

02.01.2025 8

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Chocolat doesn’t need a trigger warning

Trigger warnings have become a totemic feature of our times, symptomatic of an age that is both hopelessly fragile and insufferably judgemental....

29.12.2024 7

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There’s no such thing as a neutral centrist

Does religion matter in politics today? It certainly does, at least if you pose as someone who is neutral, as the BBC presenters do, or from the...

13.12.2024 10

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Toxic / Why men join the manosphere

The obsession with ‘toxic masculinity’ shows no sign of abating. As reported this weekend, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has warned...

09.12.2024 4

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