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A story of doublings
If you want to understand how the world works now, read a classic
The case for keeping out of things
There can be far worse things than being “irrelevant” to a war
Sex and the sacred
A new book is an absorbing insight into a confused and confusing subject
Yunchan Lim: Tchaikovsky, The Seasons
A deeply satisfying performance
Bring back the buttonhole
Kings and statesmen, mughals and moguls, once walked out with a flossie
Beating the retreat
Wokeness represents an autoimmune disorder of liberalism itself
How did TV get so bad?
An insider’s perspective on conformity and conservatism
Emigration, not immigration built the modern world
The UK wasn’t built by immigrants, but British emigrants built the world
Inside the Irish anti-immigration movement
Economic instability could provide an opening for a populist party
Should we make Classics history?
Enthusiasm may cause less harm, and prompt more good, than cynicism
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)