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A nostalgic Scottish Christmas
Comfort and Joy is a feel-good film in dark times
Arty types: Gary Lomax
Since the band broke up, Gary’s second career has proceeded in fits and starts
Mixing things up
If mixers could talk, the Kitchenaid would say it had served in `Nam
What Keir Starmer could learn from Pedro Sánchez
It is possible for politicians to turn failure into success
The case for the Cadets
In an atomised society, structure and camaraderie can help young people
How has the Kremlin affected our energy policies?
The Rycroft Review cannot ignore Russian influence over UK energy policy
A centenary to celebrate
Ida Haendel: Violin Concertos (ICA Classics)
The movies’ maestro
Hollywood’s most well-known tunesmith now has a doorstopper biography
Sparkling season
Spend a bit more, and you’ll find that Cava is now infinitely better than it was
No laughing matter
Ariodante, Royal Opera
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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
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
Farewell to an intellectual giant
Patrick Nash pays tribute to the late
David Abulafia, fastidious champion of
Oxbridge’s academic standards
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
The revolt against the public
The establishment cannot accept ordinary citizens having power
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
A bewitching Sink drama
Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe make Shakespeare compelling for Gen Z
The EU is changing on immigration
A firmer stance is being taken — but will it be enough?
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories