Standing up for the Queen’s English
Once upon a time there was a group of Trotskyites called the Revolutionary Communist Party. Over the years, they started… Read more »
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Edmund Burke, the man
One of the great strengths of British conservatism is its fabulous cast of unlikely heroes and heroines. Examples include Margaret… Read more »
A witness on the kill floor
The industrial slaughter of animals for food is not something that we like to think about – and thanks to… Read more »
Dr Scargill will see you now
Last month, Britain’s GPs voted to go on strike. Though industrial action by doctors is rare in this country, the… Read more »
The conservative case against inequality
Conservatives are supposed to be comfortable with the idea of inequality. After all, we’re not all equally talented and if… Read more »
Coming your way: The money revolution
You might think that you’re familiar with the idea of electronic money. After all, for most of us, most of… Read more »
And now for the good news from Europe (in Polish)
Every day seems to bring a new economic horror story from Europe. But not this day, not on the Deep… Read more »
The Eurozone crisis – it’s worse than you think
If you thought that the Eurozone crisis was all about sovereign debt – the money that governments borrow to finance… Read more »
Should conservatives care about fairness?
We’ll begin today with a story, which though unverifiable and quite possibly apocryphal nevertheless makes an important point. Many years… Read more »
Addiction: Because we must or because we can?
On Friday, the Deep End featured Damian Thompson’s brilliant piece for the Spectator on addiction. Focusing on pornography, he shows… Read more »
From Gin Lane to porn superhighway
It’s been a good year for Damian Thompson. For a start, he’s established the Telegraph Blogs as the best of… Read more »
The German banker’s cunning plan
Question: What are the first three letters of the Greek alphabet? Answer: I, O, U. Actually, there’s a point to… Read more »
What it means to be a conservative
We live in a time of financial crisis. Understandably, the focus is on how to get out of it, but… Read more »
How the internet eats the economy
A great think piece from Daniel Knowles, the enfant sensible of the Daily Telegraph. His basic argument is that thanks… Read more »
From Grexit to Spexit
Is ‘Spexit’ a word yet? We've already got ‘Grexit’ – a reference to the widely expected Greek exit from the Eurozone. But… Read more »
