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The EU’s boneheaded war on e-cigarettes Politics

The EU’s boneheaded war on e-cigarettes

25th May 2017
The V&A is wrong to ban sketching Politics

The V&A is wrong to ban sketching

27th April 2016
Five reasons you shouldn’t vote Green UK

Five reasons you shouldn’t vote Green

10th March 2015
Britain First: donning the uniform of victimhood Free Speech

Britain First: donning the uniform of victimhood

21st January 2015
The Greens are pro-immigration? Pull the other one UK

The Greens are pro-immigration? Pull the other one

13th January 2015
Wetherspoons: the prole pub snobs love to picket Politics

Wetherspoons: the prole pub snobs love to picket

15th December 2014
Affirmative action: the real racism on campus Politics

Affirmative action: the real racism on campus

18th November 2014
Child protection makes suspects of us all UK

Child protection makes suspects of us all

14th November 2014
We need more, not fewer people Politics

We need more, not fewer people

30th October 2014
Robul Hoque: sentenced for a thought crime Politics

Robul Hoque: sentenced for a thought crime

22nd October 2014
In praise of supermarkets Politics

In praise of supermarkets

10th October 2014
Being a crank is not a crime Free Speech

Being a crank is not a crime

2nd October 2014

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The EU needs to get off people’s vacs World

The EU needs to get off people’s vacs

8th September 2014
Cameron vs the ‘Wild West’ web Free Speech

Cameron vs the ‘Wild West’ web

28th August 2014
Time to revive pub-lic life Politics

Time to revive
pub-lic life

14th August 2014
Unempathetic Ed’s problems are not in the head UK

Unempathetic Ed’s problems are not in the head

31st July 2014
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