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The etymology and delight of asparagus
If asparagus is white and thick, it is too good to use as a garnish
Good, mid-range claret is now very affordable
At these prices can you afford not to be drinking Bordeaux?
Notes on suicide
The assisted dying debate had the incongruous air of a garden party
A dying culture
With the barbarians at the gate, this vote was a last sacrifice to the NHS
Priti terrible
How can the Conservatives trumpet their success on grooming gangs while Priti Patel is a shadow minister?
A rare victory for free speech
The seven year saga of Kristie Higgs is finally over: she has been totally vindicated
Who benefits from the two child cap lift?
Welfare is unevenly distributed by ethnicity
A respectful renovation
The redesigned Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery by Selldorf Architects
An admirably efficient steakhouse in the Swiss capital
Salt, fire and happy old cows
Dispensing with Iran
Is the modern state of Israel the same as the biblical one?
Most Read
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
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution
Ring engagement
The Mash meets The Ring!
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
On travellers and trail hunting
Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge