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A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Why 1776 matters to modern Britain
The American founding is a case study in peaceful regime change
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
It’s high time we banned dogs
The tide is turning against these slobbering beasts
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
Most Read
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
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
Not exiles, but stayers
White South Africans are not abandoning their home
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
Working with Woods
There have been too few honest explorations into the intrinsic link between woods and humans
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments