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Inconsistent glory
Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphonies 2 and 3
The self(ie)
Filters seduce, but what happens when the flattering reflection becomes a carnival mirror?
Tech bro summer
Can AI save Rishi’s bacon?
Arts Cancel England
Public bodies are dangerously biased
Invading Mexico is an insane idea
It would be costly and it would fail
Blood on the tracks — rail transport between the wars
A golden age of trains, before a dark age for the world
Don’t trust the Tories on immigration
The Rwanda scheme was a waste of time
A union of roads
How driving has brought us together
Compassion demands justice
Tragic circumstances do not excuse horrendous crimes
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 big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
Badenoch in the bindweed
The Conservative Party leader might please no one by trying to please everyone
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
A very American birthday party
n the USA’s divisive 250th birthday celebrations
Crushing the real progressives
The Islamic Republic of Iran, now under fire from the demonic West, is the most progressive society on earth
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The Islamic identity crisis
V.S. Naipaul was prophetic on the struggles between Islam and modernity