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How H&W hit the iceberg
The opportunism and ineptitude that brought Belfast’s shipbuilding industry to its knees
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
Megalomania
Megalopolis is a gaudy, self-indulgent mess
Getting the creeps
How should we cope with the unsettling in everyday life?
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
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We found the prawns you so thoughtfully left behind the radiator, but there’s still something here, isn’t there?
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
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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
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
Will London fall?
If the Greens take London, what might happen to policing?
American crusades
Populism is susceptible to foreign lobbies and crusading delusions
The great HR survivors
As the DEI era fades, personnel heads live on as senior CEO consiglieri and hatchet-bearers
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
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on