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Final notes
The end The Musical Times is symbolic of a broader malaise in classical music
The nihilism of newcomers
They are stripped of any of the authentic social systems that sustain us
The Anglo-Dutch moment and its consequences
The English and the Dutch owe more to each other than they realise
Why the world could be more dangerous in 2025
The old order is breaking apart and bad actors are taking advantage
The establishment is still denying justice to the victims of grooming gangs
Institutional failures must be exposed and accounted for
Don’t depend on Disney
Of course big business never cared about gender distressed children
The EU must respect Britain’s borders
Freedom of movement for EU youth would threaten our security for no obvious gain
The government must stand up to India on immigration
An exemption from National Insurance contributions would be intolerable
Bridget Phillipson’s educational agenda must be opposed
The Department for Education is taking aim at standards in British schools
The cowardice of Sir Stephen Fry
Fry does not deserve credit for his belated change of course on gender issues
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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
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
At a loose end
We are making young adults un-ready for work
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Questioning Islam should not be policed
Luke Salmons’s legal victory should lead to a change in police culture
A bore and a balm
Inferno: Behzod Abdurimov (Alpha Classics)
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear