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Why we love to hate luvvies Politics

Why we love to hate luvvies

9th January 2026
Is Piers Morgan right to declare woke dead? Books

Is Piers Morgan right to declare woke dead?

31st December 2025
The real ‘authoritarian threat’ is already in Downing Street Politics

The real ‘authoritarian threat’ is already in Downing Street

12th December 2025
Zack Polanski’s ‘bum-wiping’ quip was a mask-off moment Politics

Zack Polanski’s ‘bum-wiping’ quip was a mask-off moment

8th December 2025
The ‘noble lies’ of the BBC UK

The ‘noble lies’ of the BBC

21st November 2025
Smearing Reform as ‘Nazis’ will backfire Politics

Smearing Reform as ‘Nazis’ will backfire

7th November 2025
I suffer therefore I am Books

I suffer therefore I am

6th November 2025
Sarah Pochin has a point about ‘diversity’ in advertising Identity Politics

Sarah Pochin has a point about ‘diversity’ in advertising

27th October 2025
The UK is now a sectarian state Politics

The UK is now a sectarian state

24th October 2025
Why the Greens are such a magnet for kooks and cranks Politics

Why the Greens are such a magnet for kooks and cranks

10th October 2025

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How ‘do-gooders’ are fuelling the migrant crisis Politics

How ‘do-gooders’ are fuelling the migrant crisis

26th September 2025
The tyranny of the crybully Identity Politics

The tyranny of the crybully

12th September 2025
Why woke will never truly die Books

Why woke will never truly die

1st September 2025
The narcissism of the England-bashers Politics

The narcissism of the England-bashers

22nd August 2025
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