Enid Blyton with her two daughters Gillian (left) and Imogen (right) at their home in Beaconsfield. Credit: Getty

06/17/2021 - 3:34pm

Enid Blyton is no second-rate novelist The author's naïve simplicity, so irritating to the critics, is a delight

Dominic Sandbrook

Can the Liberal Democrats become the party of the South? In a handful of seats, the 2019 vote share was up on 2010

So you’ve been cancelled? Here’s what to expect Some will offer support, while others will deliver a full-throated denunciation

The UK-Australia trade deal is a disaster for animal rights The Government is breaking its manifesto promise about protecting animal welfare

Kristina Murkett

Wednesday, June 16

Who’d have thought? Decriminalising crime has consequences In San Francisco, out of control shoplifting is driving chains out of the city

After 50 years of talks, Joe Biden still doesn’t get Russia A lot has changed since the President first visited in 1973

Covid-19 rules should not be used to tackle climate change Certain scientists are using pandemic changes to pursue other agendas

Tuesday, June 15

How Karim Benzema became a political football Marine Le Pen is attacking a footballer who snubbed Algeria for France

Why didn’t we shut the border with India sooner? Partly, it seems because Boris didn't want to offend Modi

The biggest threat to the post-Covid economic recovery: the Germans There are signs that Germany wants to return to economic orthodoxy

Monday, June 14

Big Finance will make serfs of us all All that is on offer to the young is a lifetime in rental accommodation

Mary Harrington

7/10 — the score is in for Donald Trump’s post-presidency claims The president claims he was right on key issues — and in most cases we agree

Delaying Liberation Day sets a dangerous precedent What other freedoms will the Government curtail in response to new risks?

Meanwhile in Germany, it’s Bismarck’s turn to be toppled A move to remove the statesman's statue ignores the complexities of his legacy

Sage scientist: Don’t rule out more delays Susan Michie believes lockdown might not end in July — and facemasks could be here forever

Saturday, June 12

Chris Bickerton: Welcome to the Technopopulist future The Cambridge professor has identified a new force in democratic politics

Friday, June 11

Don’t worry about inflation… yet The release of pent-up demand won’t keep the economy going forever

Here’s an idea for the Oxford dons: resign in protest If they are committed to the cause, they should reconsider their positions

Would you pull the legs off a fly? The debate over insect protein as a substitute for meat has taken a surprising turn

Thursday, June 10

Maya Forstater: Legal judgement on trans is a landmark Freddie Sayers spoke to the former researcher about her court victory

Will the real Kamala Harris please stand up? Her about-turn on immigration shows the Vice-President's Machiavellian streak

Sexual harassment in schools is down to one thing: porn Today's Ofsted report confirmed what feminists knew for decades

Abolishing grammar schools created today’s poshocracy The main beneficiaries were private schools

Kristina Murkett

Don’t take university rankings too seriously They're a classic case of Goodhart's law — the metrics are easily gamed

Wednesday, June 9

How deep in debt is British business? It's not just a Covid-induced spike in borrowing to watch out for

Why Emmanuel Macron needed that slap A wee fracas is just what the French President wanted

Farewell then Wisden, my sanctuary from the culture war One of the most venerable names in sport publishing has gone woke

Vaccination status on my Tinder profile? No thanks, gov. The Government is now trying to make vaccination sexy

Members event: has lockdown changed us forever? Join UnHerd for its first in-person event in over a year

Tuesday, June 8

Amy Chua: the Kafkaesque attempt to cancel me The Yale law professor endured a battle over imaginary dinner parties

Who really benefits from the plan to ‘vaccinate the world’s poor’? The proposal diverts more funds back to rich countries

Tony Blair is still wrong on his 50% university target It was politically one of the most damaging decisions under his leadership