Caught in the net
The government is wasting money as people waste their lives
We must get serious about school absence
It is not acceptable for so many children to miss so much of their education
Britain must balance its books
We have to face the facts and stop excessive spending
Marriage matters
We have to fix the foundations of the family
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
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 rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
Game of Thrones star steals the show
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Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
Where are Britain’s moral voices?
On decriminalising abortion up to birth, the Archbishop of Canterbury must talk the talk, not walk the walk
Eroticism and intrigue
Out of Vienna (Alpha-Classics)
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Britain and brutalism: listed, not loved
The visitor numbers and heritage status of the Southbank tell us nothing about what people actually want to look at
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy