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The Vindication of Britain's Feminists
The Cass Review into the treatment of gender-questioning children is devastating. The truth was always there to be seen: many chose not to see it.
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The Most Hate-Filled Country in the World
Scotland's hate crime act is a calamity because the government and the police have made it so.
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March 2024

A New Britain Needs Old Symbols
Far from being "in crisis", the Royal Family is more relevant than ever
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The Trial of Henry Dundas
Why no history would be better than very, very, bad history
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Why do so many people vote for the SNP?
They have their reasons and they are not all illogical ones. This and other questions asked and answered...
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The Revolution Will Not Prevail
English cricket is drunk on "Bazball" hubris; test cricket will have its revenge
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Age of Astringency
Jeremy Hunt has little room for manoeuvre but a government which puts motorists before national security forfeits the benefit of the doubt.
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Ask Me Anything #1
An opportunity reserved to paid subscribers...
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The Mind of a Murderer
The story of Malcolm Macarthur and his murders remains haunting and unsatisfying more than 40 years later
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February 2024

The Trouble with James O'Brien
The radio host and polemicist demonstrates how vibe-based politics thrives, impervious to evidence
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The western world's enemy within: American voters
This year's presidential election is a copper-bottomed, ocean-going, disaster.
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How widespread is anti-semitism in Britain?
Well, there's bad news but there is also - for once - good news too.
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