We are not so far from the Victorians
There is no cause for despair
The need to defend childhood
Some things don’t need deconstructing
How liberalism stole democracy
And how to get it back
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
It’s high time we banned dogs
The tide is turning against these slobbering beasts
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
Classic is back
Why contemporary art may be losing ground
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Is this the end of art?
Cultural renewal cannot simply chase demand
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it