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FRANK HAVILAND The most popular baby names in England and Wales were released last week by the Office for National Statistics. This is a now well-rehearsed routine, whereby the authorities pretend to be surprised that Muhammad is […]

GUY DE LA BÉDOYÈRE One of the subtlest and most insidious changes in the last few decades has been the steady transference of costs onto the employed and self-employed, and not just in ever-rising tax […]

WILL JONES Rachel Reeves must raise taxes immediately to plug a fresh £50 billion hole in the public finances, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, one of Britain’s most respected economics organisations. […]

John Redwood: The British public are right to demand a real border policy SIR JOHN REDWOOD It should, by now, be apparent to every MP – however hard of hearing when listening to the public […]

CP Britain’s beloved pubs, bars and restaurants are vanishing at a terrifying pace, and it’s Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s tax raid that’s being blamed for the carnage. This collapse is not just a blow to local […]

The finer details and how Labour’s private accommodation plan spells trouble. JJ STARKEY Two Afghan asylum seekers have been charged over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old white girl, sending shockwaves through the small Midlands […]

KIT KNIGHTLY I’m starting to think a full-scale, nationwide compulsory digital ID won’t ever be a thing. Not officially, anyway. Not for quite a while. It’s a vibe I feel coming off the news that […]

A Legal Weapon Cloaked in Silence Image by Alpha India   TOM ARMSTRONG “The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.” —Thomas Jefferson Even the most cynical of us were surprised and dismayed to learn that the British […]

Immigration: timebomb Britain RICHARD NORTH After the events yesterday, and the days preceding, it is fair to say that, in the manner of the doomsday clock which stands at five minutes to midnight, the countdown […]