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Secrets and lies
The secrecy clause in the Gender Recognition Act is a big problem
The collapse of the “Rainbow Nation”
The rise and fall of secular religion in South Africa
Free speech is bad strategy
The right has to focus on the true and the good
Who’s afraid of UPF? (Part 1)
The ultra-processed food scare is a backwards step for science
Sadiq Khan is putting schools at risk
Exclusions are a vital tool for teachers
In the family
A rare contrast of composers
Letters August-September
From buildings to booze
Bastards of the fleet
David Grann writes the definitive tale of the Wager’s descent into madness
Nature beyond resources
We ought to appreciate the natural world for what it is, not just what it does
Judging the judges
Are Appeal Court judges always superior jurists? The jury is out …
Most Read
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
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
The SNP is in a Peter Murrell muddle
The Peter Murrell case has exposed the rot at the heart of the SNP’s political culture
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game
Critical briefing: cuckooing
A hidden scourge has been plaguing British streets for too long
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty