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Casting light in dark corners
No other historian can provide a better introduction to a big subject
Multiple moans from the get-go
The americanisation of the BBC
The plaid panther strikes again
Cartoonish scenes unfold north of border as Humza Yousaf drives off a cliff in crime comedy caper
Why are US troops in Syria?
It is time for them to go home
The trials of young conservatives
With friends like these, who needs enemies?
How the BBC got Musked
The Musk disaster will be the first of many unless the corporation acts
Nigeria’s climate of terror
Militant religion, not just climate change, is fuelling violence in Nigeria
The dangers of “safety”
Ill-defined clauses make the Online Safety Bill a threatening prospect
Traffic hazards
Driving in the uncanncy valley, Dartmoor’s cagoule warriors and the wizarding weirdness of the Rowling fandom
Moray berth
A northern light shows the way
The Critic
No they haven’t put the mag on the silver screen just yet, but its still worth watching
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
Pilot, playboy, player
This portrait of a gifted and not particularly pleasant man adds another feather to the author’s hat
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
Piano in wartime
War poems (Somm)
Online gambling isn’t bad for the economy
Is there an economic case for prohibitionism? No
The dangerous rise of egg harvesting
Women should not be encouraged to undergo a dangerous and unnecessary procedure
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?
Why does the establishment want to harm farms?
The Government expects farmers to act as environmental agents of the state
