The drowning man of Europe?
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
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
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
The ends of Pan-Africanism
An exhibition devoted to Pan-Africanism avoids important political and aesthetic questions
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified