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The Sugar Tax Sums Up Our Descent into Technocratic Dystopia
The sugar tax sums up Britain's descent into a technocratic dystopia, says Dr David McGrogan. While our Government does almost nothing well, it remains a world-leader in passive-aggressive, surreptitious nudging.
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Making Sense of Trump’s Tariffs
There's method in Trump's tariff madness, says Ramesh Thakur. Uniting his America First, anti-Net Zero and anti-DEI policies is an imperative to untangle the US from strategic dependence on an ascendant China.
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Trump is Not to Blame for Carney’s Win
The media are wrong to pin the blame for the Canadian Conservatives' loss on Trump, says Prof James Allan. In truth, the Tories' vote was sky high – but the Left-wing vote coalesced around Carney.
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Why Poilievre’s Tories Are Still on Track to Win Canada’s Election
The betting markets are pointing to a Carney/Liberal win in Canada. But Professor James Allan is sticking with his prediction that Poilievre and the Tories prevail. Here's why.
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The AI Dystopia is Coming
The rise of AI moves us dangerously close to a dystopia where illiterate humans are beholden to ultra-competent machines, warns Professor James Alexander. Can anything prevent us from surrendering completely?
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Pity the Boys of Today, Force-Fed Woke Tripe When They Could be Reading a Biography of Douglas Bader
Forget Adolescence, says Guy de la Bédoyère. Try The Colditz Story. What teenage boys really need if they’re going to become men are the thrilling adventure stories he devoured as a teenager.
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Cooking Up a Stink
First opened in 1889, Waterlow Park is now overrun with air-polluting barbecues and noisy parties. Mike Wells bemoans the poor management of this once-beautiful public space by Camden Council.
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Reform Needs to Get its Act Together if it’s to Become a Serious Party
Reform could learn some valuable lessons from the Danish People's Party, says Tom Jones. By focusing on immigration, it forced the Left to clamp down on asylum seekers. Reform, by contrast, seems chaotic and unfocused.
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Why Singapore Thrives While the UK is in Constant Decline
Why is the UK in constant decline while Singapore thrives? What lessons does the one-time British city-state have for the UK? Prof Peter Coclanis and Dr Tilak Doshi have an idea: its leaders aren't bleeding heart liberals.
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Time is Running Out for Taiwan
China's made no secret of its ambition to annex Taiwan and its military exercises this week in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait were a show of might that left no room for doubt. Time is running out, says John MacNab.
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