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Nigel Kennedy’s latest principled stand against “Jurassic“ FM and the forces of musical conservatism
Is Nadine Dorries the best we have?
Love or loathe her, she’s never pretended to be anything other than a populist
Celebrity crime novelists: the latest literary fashion
Crime and thriller titles have replaced Strictly Come Dancing as the new craze for celebrities
Can GB News survive Andrew Neil’s departure?
Or will GB News turn into a right-wing echo chamber?
Red pill, blue pill
Is The Matrix best judged as cinema or cultural phenomenon?
Rhyme or reason
Poetry doesn’t need to be useful
Afternoon delights
Alexander Larman reports from a half-liberated, half-imprisoned world
Gimme, gimme, gimme
It is time, once again, to take a chance on Abba
Victim at sixty
How much has really changed in the film industry since the Dirk Bogarde film “came out”?
Charlie Watts: an unlikely rock star
The drummer of the Rolling Stones — a man of rare class, wit and distinction — has died at the age of 80
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
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American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
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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.
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English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
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Discontent down under
Populism is now a significant part of Australian politics
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Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
Jonathan Ross’s existentialist hell
Jonathan Ross’s “crass” new TV show is surprisingly Sartrean
How to get Britain building
A new policy paper proves that the government can beat bureaucratic sclerosis if it wants to
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If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?