In praise of borrowed ideas
AI will not be the death of creativity, and could even enhance it
The true darkness of classic crime
It was more authentic than its “gritty” successors
The case for voter ID
The system is too vulnerable to abuse
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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
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
The paté of the Land
Chinese water deer, partridges and paté
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets