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Murders for April
April is the cruellest month, breeding detective fiction out of the dry land
Preparing for the worst
How gender critical commentators are preparing for the impact of the Hate Crime and Public Order Act
Realism is not the same as self-pity
There is a limit to how much women can physically protect themselves from men
Wragg must go
He should resign or be fired
Attack is the best form of defence
The right cannot always be fighting a rearguard action in the culture wars
Devolution has been a disaster
SNP incompetence is a feature of the system and not a bug
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
What does the Scottish Hate Crime and Public Order Act really say?
Misunderstandings are the fault of Police Scotland and government ministers
The Conservatives can still reform our cultural institutions
The Tories should cut the Blob down to size before Keir Starmer comes to power
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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
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
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves