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The first rule of Plot Club is…
The Tories are absolutely, definitely, certainly not scheming to replace Rishi Sunak
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
The ongoing reality of Russian imperialism
People rationalising Russian military intervention are betraying their ignorance of Russian history
The case for more royals
This is no time for a slimmed-down monarchy
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
In memory of Lord Cormack
Britain has lost a wise and dedicated public servant
Representation gets raunchy
We have to stop the patronising pandering to communities in the name of “representation”
Barking up the wrong tree
Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
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
That viral Reddit post does not say a lot about society
Don’t confuse your caricature of your outgroup for the real thing
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
Student Loans don’t add up
a fairer way out of a
disastrous policy mess
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer