Serious silliness
Five decades of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The inequality delusion
British politics is being hamstrung by the uncritical pursuit of equal outcomes
What is next in Britain’s TV dramocracy?
A look at the series that might follow Adolescence
Talk is deep
Thought as a social process rather than a private mental activity
A new series about an absolute cult
A charismatic narcissist, some flirty fishing, and mass delusion
The wisdom of Corbynistas
Reform UK should not make an enemy of their online sceptics
The tragedy of Mark Field
This is a book with an identity crisis to match that of the Conservatives
“Adolescence” is not a documentary
The successful drama series should not necessarily become a guide to policy
The irresistible rise of the lolcows
Why are British political podcasts dominated by failed politicians and establishment journalists?
Boris Johnson is as shameless as ever
There is no case for his return to politics
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Why Keynes was wrong
He misinterpreted fundamental economic principles
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Respect for the quarry
Can we love the things we kill?
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Terry tackles literary lightweights
Is a distinguished professor right to hold intellectual biography in low esteem?
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