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In harm’s way
What counts as serious harm in cases of libel?
Born in the wrong body
Scientific advancements in uterine transplantation don’t represent progress
The salvation of crime fiction
In praise of delectably dark escapism
The roots of U.S. support for Israel
Walter Russell Mead offers a counterblast to claims of a pro-Israel lobby influencing US politics
The beastly East
The question is whether the heart of Whitechapel can keep its character under the pressures of urban development
Keep physical books
We have to protect cultural history
Instruments of shock and awe
Jean Sibelius/Arne Nordheim; The Tempest (Naxos/LAWO)
The human subject
Tár is a film of moving ambiguities
Tanks for the memories
The British Army’s main battle tank is back in action
The bank that grew fat on cocaine
Bespoke wealth management services were made available to some of the world’s nastiest criminals
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
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
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Greene around the gills
A truly ghastly gastropub
The trans war on reality
Trans activists loudly trumpet a false mythology
of victimhood. In fact, trans people are more
likely to kill than be killed,
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages