Barney Hoskyns
Barney Hoskyns is Editorial Director of Rock’s Backpages. He tweets at @BarneyHoskyns
Irritatingly glib take on a golden year
Stanfield adds little to the history of rock that hasn’t been said better elsewhere
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
The miracle of the magical migrants
Is a man’s identity is fluid when he steps on British soil, but calcified on African soil?
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
