Birth of a four decade nightmare
Time and again, Afghanistan has found its future decided from afar
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unconquered by a
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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
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
Dead reckoning
How Britain forgot the sea (and why it matters)
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
It’s time to see Brexit through
The next government must finally drag Britain out of the European Union’s tractor beam
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
Beware the British ICE
Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation
Ancient bones of contention
The burgeoning and irregulated market for dinosaur skeletons