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The courage of Kate Winslet
One cannot imagine how profound Ms Winslet’s pain must be to now regret working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski
Flirting with damnation
As Greene explained to his wife when their marriage ended, what made him a bad husband was precisely what made him a good writer
Can British manufacturing recover?
Will Covid lead to a rebalancing of the British economy or will normal service resume? Graham Stewart discusses with John Mills
A double American Awakening
Katrina Gulliver delves into two new publications entitled ‘American Awakening’, and discovers that one is an exhortation, the other an ironic description of the current process of politics and society
Abortion Law should not be decided by courts
American conservatives and Polish liberals are both right about abortion law. It should be a matter for elected politicians, not Supreme Courts
The paradox at the heart of Catholicism
Catholic catechism is one thing, but the beliefs of the more than a billion adherents are often something entirely different
Borat bores us
Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Borat film is a flop
A “no deal” Brexit is not an “Australian deal” Brexit
The Withdrawal Agreement seriously constrains a sovereign UK’s room for manoeuvre
Tom Stoppard: A private man now on parade
This biography is a testament to detailed analysis and intelligent insight, says Alexander Larman
Are American universities under foreign control?
Paul du Quenoy reveals the unreported foreign investment in US universities
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
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
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Supernatural delight
Religion cannot be reduced to dry abstractions
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
Giles Treadwell
Old-style literary agent
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down