The power of the pageant
Our enchanted, sometimes absurd, monarchy is one of the last focuses of common cultural experience
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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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree
Get into the groove — why vinyl rocks
On the best sound in popular music
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
No bullshit government
Tom Jones grills the shadow minister for
policy renewal about the plans of a
future Tory administration
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Form your battalions!
France, for all its flaws, still converts military spending into power — Britain does not