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Dudley Clarke had his fingers in many of the most interesting pies of covert operations in World War II
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring
Europe’s French nuclear shield?
With the NATO alliance under threat, will
Europe really trust President Macron’s
offer of a pan-EU nuclear deterrent?
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
Self’s the man
Will Self can be absurd and obnoxious — but also highly entertaining and insightful
Going for Broke
It’s that time of year to publicly humiliate oneself with Cheltenham tips
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice