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Too much disinformation
Mariana Spring is back, with another series to set the songbirds a-twitter
Politics with the depth of a puddle
A month of politically-minded podcasts has reached its exhausting apogee
The building that inspired Orwell
Was there an appetite at the time for monumental buildings, equivalent to those in Moscow?
Sloane danger
Obvious, expensive and tasteless, Azzurra’s food perfectly echoes Mr Angell’s ambience
Good for the sole
April calls for a recipe that combines the incoming and departing treats
Alcohol and Islam
An English novelist travels the Muslim world in search of a drink
Out with the old and in with the new
People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?
What makes a gentleman tick?
Of course, there are watches and there are watches, and then there are watches
The big bang
On the ecological repercussions and economic contributions of big shoots
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
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
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
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
The government must end its war on the price mechanism
The government is stubbornly ignoring the harms and risks of its interventions into markets
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?
The shadow of the thorn tree
Christian culture must combine tradition and modernity
Tony Blair is an extremist
He should have left public life long ago
The case for vapes
Arguments for prohibitionism disappear in a cloud of vapour
An elusive eatery
Total failure, redeemed by souvlaki and chips at the kebab stand
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long