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Cutting inheritance tax
Why it is right to cut it - and why the critics are wrong.
Oct 9
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We shouldn’t have to pay tax for this rubbish any more
Why are my constituents paying for divisive drivel and left wing propaganda from the Arts Council?
Oct 3
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August 2026
It’s just sausage to me
My search for more foreign idioms, to borrow or invent
Aug 30
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There are no miracles here
What was "Manchesterism"? And what, if anything, did Andy Burnham have to do with it?
Aug 28
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The dentist won't see you now
Rural areas see far less access to NHS dentistry - and recovery has stalled
Aug 27
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The returns to expanding higher education could be even worse than we thought
An IFS report says the problems are big - they may now be even bigger
Aug 25
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You can’t fix illegal immigration by making it legal
But Labour’s little-discussed new scheme could still cost us dear
Aug 20
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Bring back baby adoptions
More people could achieve their dreams, more women could get what they want, and more people could get to live - isn't it time to give women more…
Aug 17
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Demographic change since the census
Places in the middle saw the biggest changes
Aug 14
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The writing on the wall
Measuring graffiti in London - and the pitiful lack of prosecution
Aug 12
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The EU settlement scheme student loan scam
How an absurd immigration policy has opened up massive abuse of taxpayers
Aug 7
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The Arday scandal revealed the rot in our universities
Everyone can see: the Emperor's not wearing any clothes
Aug 6
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