Don’t cry for Argentina
A reforming president and a vast new oilfield promise a bright future for Buenos Aires
Britain, a goner with the wind
The dash for wind energy is a generational folly that will see the nation’s economic future sacrificed on the altar of Net Zero
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
What the reparations debate says about Britain
Social and ideological shifts mean that we face an increasingly divided future
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Self-inflicted misery
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From the Desk of Lord Kronsteen
When a sketchwriter faces awkward questions, only a billionaire’s dictated letter of support will do
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Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships