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13/12/25

The Rest is Populism

Brexit was a disaster, the climate is in crisis, populism is bad – The Rest is Politics's Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart agree on all the big centrist issues. And they're utterly wrong, says Prof James Alexander.

12/12/25

How to Fix Science

The failures of scientific objectivity on Covid and climate have exposed a system of peer review that acts more like a gatekeeper to a priesthood than an arbiter of reliable facts. Dr Randall Bock proposes a solution.

11/12/25

America’s National Security Warning to Europe

Donald Trump has issued a national security warning to Europe, saying America wants "Europe to remain European" so it can stay an ally. The Left has wilfully misunderstood this, says Professor James Alexander.

4/12/25

Tom Stoppard 1937-2025

Professor James Alexander pays tribute to Tom Stoppard, hailing the playwright as a genuine free spirit of the second half of the 20th century who defied his Left-wing peers by expressing admiration for Margaret Thatcher.

2/12/25

Obituary: A Momentous Englishman

Peter Whittle, who died last week, was instrumental in rousing conservatives from a complacent obsession with the economy to refocus efforts on defeating the humourless cult of equality and diversity, says Harrison Pitt.

26/11/25

In Praise of BBC Four – TV From When it Was Good

The BBC may be engulfed in a bias scandal, but at least we have BBC Four, says Ben Finlay. It's a window to the old world when TV was worth watching: a quiet treasure trove of glories, even if they are just former ones.

22/11/25

British TV Comedy Has Lost its Class

The BBC's Director of Comedy wants to "save the sitcom". But the sitcom is only endangered because most of them stopped being funny. As To the Manor Born reminds us, British comedy has lost its class, says Finlay McLaren.

18/11/25

Time for Taylor Swift to Take Up a Vegas Residency

Taylor Swift has produced an album so bad it's making everyone notice how bad the other ones are. It only goes to show, says Prof James Alexander, that no one remains of interest musically once they hit 30.

7/11/25

Labour’s National Curriculum Review Risks Being a Trojan Horse for Smuggling Left-Wing Agendas Into Schools

Labour's National Curriculum review is finally out. While it's much better than feared, there's a clear risk it will be a Trojan Horse for smuggling Left-wing agendas into schools, warns Amanda Spielman.

15/10/25

Asa Briggs Embodied Everything Wrong With the Modern Age

Adam Sisman's new biography of Asa Briggs is an unintentional revelation, says Professor James Alexander. It shows how the feted historian was an overrated time-server who embodied everything wrong with the modern age.

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