Grace in the face of prejudice
Gwendolyn Brooks’s Maud Martha has been published in Britain for the first time
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Lessons on being a rule-taker
The EU reset undermines Brexit and Britain
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
When art took on fascism (and lost)
Abstract activist concerns have overshadowed aesthetic production