Our top ten picks of the week

Being killed for what you think and what you say is sadly not just a problem for America

Giles Dilnot

“We have in this country some staunch ‘defenders’ of free speech, who only deem it free speech when it’s views they agree with. That’s speech, but it isn’t free.”

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An astonishing achievement of the British State – killing London’s housing market

Samuel Hughes

“Remember that the capital is a city where floorspace values are several times higher than they are in most of Britain – higher, in fact, than they have been in almost any time or place in the history of the world.”

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What should the Conservatives give Gen Z? Ambition

Harriet Dolby

“With more and more talented young people fleeing to Dubai or to the USA to avoid the taxman, we need to as the Conservative party, to pitch them a reason to stay. We used to, and still can, tell a convincing story of opportunity and optimism.”

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Tali Fraser

“Tory MPs have had little to cheer this term. But Starmer’s misstep with Mandelson and Epstein gave Badenoch a Commons win, a scalp, and potentially a template for future fights.”

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Starmer is speed-running the usual lifecycle of Labour failure

Daniel Hannan

“Do you want a vision of the next four years? Starmer delivering his nasal clichés to a staged cabinet meeting, while the country falls to pieces around him.”

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Why the economy is the Conservatives’ best weapon against Reform

James Crouch

“Reform’s rise represents a formidable challenge, but not an insurmountable one. Its appeal on core Conservative political territory is undeniable, yet it does have weaknesses. The Conservatives should work to lead with the economy.”

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Non-refoulement: the ‘moral line’ which any meaningful ECHR reform will have to cross

Henry Hill

“Our current system focuses exclusively on applying an abstract scheme of rights on a case-by-case basis without regard for the broader consequences. This is not sustainable.”

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Labour’s misguided threat to our allotments

Judy Terry

“In Ipswich alone there are 17 allotment fields providing 2,100 plots across 60 acres, with a standard plot size of 250 square meters.”

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Time to end the school absence crisis wrecking children’s futures

Andy Cook

“Parents of children taking unauthorised absences should be required to attend and learn first-hand about the profoundly harmful impact of missed school on their child’s life chances. Those who refuse would face increased fines of up to £200.”

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Biggar condemns the Church of England’s folly in paying reparations for slavery

Andrew Gimson

“British intellectuals have long suffered from an unhappy propensity to believe the very worst of their own nation.”

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