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Getting politics out of the classroom
We need education, not indoctrination
May 9
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Asset prices and fiscal fragility
Rachel Reeves is keeping her fingers crossed for fiscal drag on rapid asset price growth
May 5
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New data shows the number of really large welfare claims is even higher than thought
We need a welfare system fair to taxpayers, as well as those who receive benefits
May 3
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Violent crime and mental health - lessons are not being learned
The problem is bigger than you think, and ideology is getting in the way
May 2
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April 2026
If we're going to stop these attacks, we need to shut down the campus caliphate
Islamist indoctrination in Britain's universities is out of control
Apr 30
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"Breakneck" is fantastic
Dan Wang's book is the best I have read in a long time
Apr 28
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Welcome to the post-literate world
The decline of reading is having disastrous effects
Apr 26
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In quires and places where they sing
An unexpected musical experience
Apr 4
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March 2026
Killing babies is fine now?
A shocking vote to allow the abortion of babies up to the day they are born - and what comes next
Mar 19
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Too little too late on youth unemployment
The government is worried - but is doing too little to offset the damage they've done
Mar 15
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What a performance!
How can we make the civil service better?
Mar 9
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How to lie with statistics, by Rachel Reeves
A silly stat from the Chancellor points to things she doesn't want to say
Mar 7
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