Lashings of child-murder
Our reviewer enjoys two very different approaches to killing
A straightforward triumph
Mary Page Marlowe is a subtle, elliptical and affecting piece of work. Cyrano de Bergerac is straightforwardly a triumph
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
What you need to know about the Unite the Kingdom march on May 16
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
The Symphony’s Indian summer
Imagine hearing a symphony for the first time
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible