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Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
Leaving the ECHR would not make Britain like Russia
The case for opposing withdrawal is currently intellectually fatuous
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Eroticism and intrigue
Out of Vienna (Alpha-Classics)
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
A Laboured response
Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
The asylum seeker will see you now
We should not legitimise illegal migration and its damaging effects
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere