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The music of the Bard
A great tradition of Shakespearean songs have been all but forgotten
UK manufacturing is significantly outperforming as a result of Brexit
The doomsters are wrong about Brexit — again
Crime and consent
Acquittals should be based on objective evidence, not subjective sympathies
The government must deal with legal immigration
Small boats have not caused Britain’s record migration levels
The meaning of the multi-faith area
Ugly as it is, it could be used for something beautiful
A conviction singer who convinces
Folk Songs: Magdalena Kozena/Simon Rattle (Pentatone)
A.S. Byatt and the follies of magical progressivism
The late novelist understood the dangers of ego-centred delusions
Welcome to the jungle
Is Farage a big beast or just a paper tiger?
Become ungovernable (civil service edition)
Welcome to Britain, the country where nothing gets done
An Ode to Autumn
Here is to the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
Was the Budget stupid or malicious?
It is going to fuel youth unemployment
The public sector must reform or die
Too big to fail? It is too big to succeed
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
The goose and the golden egg
The City of London Corporation arguably survives for one reason only: money
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
Sorry, not sorry
Sincere apologies require a shared set of values
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
Boris the Innocent
The Johnsonian lexicon has yet to incorporate the word “responsibility”
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
