CONTENT
i Leading articles
Jimflation Australia’s shame iv Brown study
Look out, China Neil Brown v Time to call out the
Panda-huggers Albanese’s appeasement Kevin Andrews vi Explaining vaccine hesitancy
Mandates were deeply unethical Ramesh Thakur vii Miserable death of
multiculturalism Social cohesion frays Judith Sloan viii Terrible ideas that use won’t die
We do not need a bill of rights James Allan ix Israel at Eurovision
Triumph and tears Rebecca Weisser x How the West lost the global
war on terror Plan for a worldwide caliphate Jason Thomas xi Wong & Albo are a disgrace
Australia has betrayed Israel Peter O’Brien xii Progressivism - what would
Aristotle say? Elites totalitarian control David Pearl
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THE WEEK
3 Leading article 4 Portrait of the Week 5 Diary Tories vs defectors
Gyles Brandreth 6 Politics Beware the migrant pitfall
James Heale 7 The Spectator’s Notes
What makes MPs special Charles Moore 11 Douglas Murray
Why is it so hard to be a Christian in public life? 12 Barometer Coroner deaths,
royal visits and faith in politics 15 Mary Wakefield
No sex please, we’re aces 17 Ancient and modern
Bright young things 19 Cindy Yu Is the tiger mother
an endangered species? 21 Any other business
This ‘gangbusters’ recovery is lucky for unloved Labour Martin Vander Weyer Rod Liddle is away.
Cat burglar, p48
8 Veep show
Who will Trump pick for his running mate? Freddy Gray 9 Maren Meinhardt
‘Dark Green House’: a poem 10 Slippery slope
Tipping culture is out of control Sean Thomas 12 Fighting talk
The Sandhurst alumnus who believes he can topple the Taliban Max Jeffery 14 The other cheek
The power of restorative justice David Shipley 16 Gangs of Tehran
How Iran is using local criminals to go after dissidents abroad Rohit Kachroo 18 Miracle workers
The Church must do more to encourage volunteers Patrick Kidd 20 ‘My faith is the centre
point of who I am’ An interview with Labour’s Shabana Mahmood Katy Balls
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