Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
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
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
David Lean
The cinematic genius admired by today’s directors
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Price caps and political pygmies
Britain’s capitalist command economy cannot let businesses be
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
From the Desk of Lord Kronsteen
When a sketchwriter faces awkward questions, only a billionaire’s dictated letter of support will do