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Going downhill
A bad week is only getting worse for Rachel Reeves
Britain has to break its addiction to debt
A policy of endless borrowing has been a miserable failure
It’s time to deport Paddington Bear
What do we really know about this undocumented Peruvian hooligan?
Don’t blame Islam for grooming gangs
The tight-knit clan structure of many in the Pakistani community lies at the root of the sex abuse scandal
The man who poisons the well
The idea that Reform’s election result in 2024 was due to the genius of Nigel Farage is absurd
Does Adolescence tell us anything new about masculinity in crisis?
The misogyny of young men on the internet is not so different from misogyny elsewhere
Social media is just the latest enemy of public health puritans
Screens might not be good for us, but that is no excuse for a moral panic
Against Mike Tappism
Britishness cannot be reduced to a collection of ill-defined “values”
Playtime’s over
It was an austere Spring Statement for an austere government
Hurrah for decency!
Rejoice that Hector is out of the woods
Most Read
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming