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The creation of canals
Entering the golden age of canals
Immigration enthusiasts and problematic polling
New analysis made British voters look far more pro-migration than they are
The Church of England is practicing a secular religion
Equality, diversity and inclusion can be prioritised over religious faith
Arresting the fertility crisis
Britain needs more babies — and it is far from alone
Try Christianity
Reflecting on the cross, we find a truth that is often too easy to forget
The grand tour
Sex and the cities
Resistance is futile
Acceptance can be an act of protest. Not a submissive, passive surrender.
A dentist’s appointment for Liam
Rishi discovers he is more appealing to the voters when he’s not there
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
The problem with puberty blockers
Ministers must step in to prevent the NHS from experimenting on children
Towards a shared Englishness
There is a third way between civic nationalism and ethno-nationalism
From austerity to the Swinging Sixties
Two books by David Kirby and Robyn Hitchcock are the equivalent of two albums’ worth of their authors’ holiday snaps
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
Up with expertise, down with experts
Politicians should be informed by experts but not led by them
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
Excluding Imran Khan is cowardly and wrong
Oxford University has made a serious mistake
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We found the prawns you so thoughtfully left behind the radiator, but there’s still something here, isn’t there?
Their generation
How young rockers became venerable sages
Drill music’s token freedoms
Defences of free expression have become hopelessly unprincipled
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
The perversity of the Oasis reunion
The cultural optimism of the nineties has been lost
