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If You Thought the Farmers’ Inheritance Tax Raid was Bad, Wait Till You See What its Proponents Have in Store for Us Next
If you thought the inheritance tax raid on farmers was bad, wait till you see what its proponents have in store for us next, says Mat Brown. The Blob that gave us the 'tractor tax' has its sights set on a wealth tax.
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What’s the Difference Between Scepticism and Cynicism?
What's the difference between scepticism and cynicism? Cynicism is especially necessary for assessing politics, says Prof James Alexander, as it sits below scepticism, making us question the motives of those who rule us.
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Britain’s Best-Paid Inmates Earn More Than Officers Who Guard Them
Britain's highest-paid prisoners are earning more than some prison officers, with one inmate taking home nearly £37,000 last year – outstripping the salaries of midwives, biochemists and probation officers.
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Justin Welby Resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned following the storm surrounding his mishandling of a child sex abuse scandal. Conservatives will not miss the painfully woke cleric. But will his replacement be worse?
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Only 56% of Births Last Year Were White British
Last year, only 56% of births in England and Wales were white British. Whether you welcome such change, or regard it as undesirable, there can be little doubt that it is occurring at an unprecedented pace.
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Can We Ever Recover Our Freedom?
Lord Sumption has said that if we are to be free we should do as much as possible by convention, not by law. That's right, says Prof James Alexander. But how does one recover conventions that have been lost or destroyed?
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Scepticism’s Post-Covid Problem
Since Covid, some anti-establishment sceptics have been drawn to question whether weather is being manipulated, cancer treatment should be rejected and pesticides should be banned. This is unhelpful, argues Ben Pile.
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Hamas’s Secret Western Propaganda Network Has Been Tolerated for Too Long
A top Hezbollah figure recently admitted: "We’re investing in protests in Western countries, especially among college students." Hamas's secret propaganda network has been tolerated for too long, says Ramesh Thakur.
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A Vote for Harris is a Vote for the Court Party
Too many still view American politics through a Left-Right binary, says Prof James Alexander. A better lens is to see that a vote for Harris is a vote for the Court party, while outsider Trump represents the Country.
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Would Rachel Reeves’s Communist Party Heroine Be Proud of Her £40bn Tax-Hiking Budget?
Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who, it emerged this week, has hung a picture of Communist Party founder Ellen Wilkinson above her desk, has delivered her budget. Is it one that her heroine would be proud of?
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