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Moving the World

DANIEL JOHNSON

‘To defend and celebrate Western civilisation is not merely desirable; it is imperative’

The Mole

The MOD: Unfit for Purpose

ANONYMOUS

Standpoint’s source in the UK Ministry of Defence reveals a culture that is actively ‘anti-military’

Cosmos

The Science of the Soul

ADAM ZEMAN

Man is three in one: a physical system, a living creature and a conscious mind. But how are they related? Neuroscience gives us some — but not all — the answers

Marketplace

TIM CONGDON

‘To point a finger at “bankers” (whatever the word means) is as dangerous as stigmatising racial or religious minorities’

Little Platoons

Action on Addiction

JULIAN KEELING

This month's small organisation making a big difference

Imagination

Party Lines

DAISY WAUGH

Daisy Waugh eavesdrops on the chattering classes

The Outsider

DOUGLAS MURRAY

‘Some artists have finally had the courage to admit that they are scared. But we need them to do better than that. We need people with a voice to show that they aren’t scared’

The Way We (Don't) Live Now

The Top 10 Public Ineffectuals

CRAIG BROWN

‘Without Gore Vidal we would never have known that Nancy Reagan was a full colonel in the KGB’

Points East and West

EMANUELE OTTOLENGHI

‘Europeans see Israel as a reminder of the demons of their own past, but it has also been presented as the cause of terrorism’

Utopia

A Religion for Atheists

ALAIN DE BOTTON

The ‘death of God’ need not mean an end to the culture he inspired

Guest Speaker

GEORGE OSBOURNE

‘In a fiercely competitive global economy, taxes should be lower. So as Chancellor I will approach each Budget looking to see if we can reduce taxes as well as reform them.’

Open Season

JULIE BURCHILL

Some things I believe