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Publish or be damn sceptical
Exciting new developments in “the death of the author”
From naturalism to the supernatural
Stereophonic is a terrific, thought-provoking piece about the creative process while A Midsummer Night’s Dream sees some incredible stage debuts
The refounding of Britain
Sentimental myth-making will not paper over the cracks in British society
Air power is not enough
America and Israel cannot win the war against Iran from the skies
Museum of horrors
The Acropolis Museum does not deserve the Elgin Marbles
A dearth of qualified candidates for Cambridge Chancellor
How did we get here?
City of the future
Birmingham was once an economic powerhouse with a proud civic identity. Today it is at the forefront of a battle for the new England
Roping the dopes
It all comes down to what you consider sport to be
Love, PEACE and PROSPERITY!
The sketch is now in effect. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!
Special report: The Buckingham University coup
The campaign to oust James Tooley culminates today
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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
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
Britain’s next moral panic
Half a century after abandoning state-backed “treatments” for homosexuality, Britain risks replacing one coercive system with another
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Making the case for liberalism
Wooldridge’s polemic draws together the disparate traditions of liberal thought and action
A new course for Cuba
The United States should give up its futile and arrogant dreams of regime change
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy