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The tyranny of brain rot
Obsessive screen use is sending young minds down the Skibidi Toilet
Ukraine is in its strongest position yet
Russia has played nearly all of its cards, and lost nearly all leverage
Britain at closing time
The decline of national attachments among elites has led to the decline of Britain
We are on the brink of blackouts
The establishment must wake up to the scale of British energy insecurity
Let the little children come to me
Don’t hustle kids out of church services
The return of prohibition
In the USA, as in Britain, “public health” is coming for alcohol
Brussels’ Tammany Halls
How narcopolitics and Islamo-populism are reshaping the EU capital
Ignore the grooming gangs deniers
The racial element of these horrendous crimes is undeniable
Electronic exodus
Anglicans leaving Twitter for Bluesky is just a craving for liberal respectability
This is how she scrolls
The Leader of the Opposition does PMQs by Twitter
Most Read
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
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
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections