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Art does not exist to improve society
We should resist the cultural reductionism of the modern “creative industries”
The baddies who don’t know they are
A process of dehumanisation enables the savagery unleashed during the October 7 pogrom
A radical right-wing trio
A new generation of radicals in France see their political mission as nothing less than saving European civilisation
The unmaking of the Athenaeum
The venerable club is being spoiled by ideology
The sad reign of Ian Hislop
Appointed for his youth, he has become symbolic of cultural gerontocracy
Brought to book
Vexed by Insta videos and impressed by Venice
Beyond the spires
Oxford is full of architectural riches
Album of the year
The best of an inspiringly musical 2023
Do not forget Armenia
Why has an act of blatant ethnic cleansing been widely ignored?
There is still no pandemic plan
The Covid inquiry could help improve our response to the next crisis, but is not asking the right questions
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
An elusive eatery
Total failure, redeemed by souvlaki and chips at the kebab stand
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
What the reparations debate says about Britain
Social and ideological shifts mean that we face an increasingly divided future
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
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The summer chill
Cool soups for hot days
Climate alarmism must not be unquestionable
We have succumbed to herd-like thinking over renewable energy
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
The shadow of the thorn tree
Christian culture must combine tradition and modernity
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be