The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Classic is back
Why contemporary art may be losing ground
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
Europe’s French nuclear shield?
With the NATO alliance under threat, will
Europe really trust President Macron’s
offer of a pan-EU nuclear deterrent?
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project