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The cost of European peace
After six months of delay, the US Senate has finally passed a $60 billion foreign-aid package which will send urgently…
A smoking ban is pointless and illiberal
Why is Britain poised to ban cigarette smoking, when the habit is already dying out anyway? Smoking is seen by…
Common sense prevails in the gender debate
The publication this week of the Cass Review into gender-identity services for young people marks a welcome return to reason…
Britain’s role in ending the slave trade ought to be celebrated
It was bound to happen sooner or later: a guest on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow presented an artefact which derived…
Britain has led the way on migration
Human trafficking is a multi-billion-pound global industry. It is fuelled by the desperation of migrants seeking a better life and…
We have more to fear from social media than AI
For once, Nick Clegg had a point. At the start of this week’s Artificial Intelligence summit at Bletchley Park, our…
