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Lifeless coaching
The rise of life coaches shows how little we understand life
The tyranny of agitslop
Art is being replaced with middle-class moralism
The EU must adapt or die
The Trump era will force Europeans to abandon their complacent providerism
Engrossing comedy and murderous tension
Brightening Air is very funny and Samuel Edward-Cook’s Manhunt performance is astonishing
On the march with the skeleton army
Boisterous boozers rose up against the temperance tyrants of the Sally Army
Don’t cry for Argentina
A reforming president and a vast new oilfield promise a bright future for Buenos Aires
Run Robert, run!
Here comes the Starmer with his pun
Why Trump should support a more autonomous Europe
If Europe can stand alone it will be good for everyone
Proceduralism is killing Britain
Process triumphs over principle and practicality in every aspect of life
Britain needs Thomas Skinner
The country needs some optimism in miserable times
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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
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Why Keynes was wrong
He misinterpreted fundamental economic principles
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.