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Folly, fantasy and Britain’s defence crisis
Britain has spent scarce resources in support of the fantasy of “Global Britain”
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
Afrocentrism with a Labour twist
Dawn Butler’s Black History Month video was disturbing as well as weird
Gambling gifts
New reports on Labour and political donations miss the point
Boiling the British frog
Decline is a process, not a moment
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
Labour’s move to ban speech on abortion won’t stop outside clinics
All dissent on the subject is being problematised if not criminalised
Corporations can become communities
Canary Wharf’s 8 Canada Square should be humanised
Kemi Badenoch’s “ming vase” must be shattered
The Conservative candidate should not be allowed to escape scrutiny
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
Death on demand?
Euthanasia offers only bad choices to the most vulnerable patients
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
Up with expertise, down with experts
Politicians should be informed by experts but not led by them
All the President’s toadies
American journalism lacks a healthy contempt for the ruling class
