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The problem with multifaith prayer rooms
Despite the name, these spaces can be less than inclusive
Rebranding suicide
We cannot neatly separate “assisted dying” from suicide
The broken state of Britain
Britain’s governing crisis is not imposed from outside — it is chosen
Small chips off an old block
Soulima Stravinsky (Nimbus)
Classic humour?
Two experiments in drama and comedy offer mixed results
David Bowie was a political shapeshifter
The pop enigma veered between the far right and the right on
Bursting the Bazbubble
A familiar Ashes tale: moments of brilliance undone by muddle, bravado and a tour that will be remembered more for what might have been than what was.
Day after day
It is easy to lose sight of art amid personal narratives
Diversity contra quality
The Met’s latest scandal shows that quality is more important than identity
Do we still live in a democracy?
Elections alone don’t make a democracy. Britain’s institutions are under strain, and trust in the state is slipping
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
What does it mean to be free?
Women are caught between different experiences of freedom and loss
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
An uneasy peace amid the ruins
Four million citizens of Damascus remain uncertain of what the future will bring
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods