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Plastic? Fantastic!
The surprising virtues of the most abhorred material
Monetarily woke
A new book by Stefan Eich debunks the political neutrality of money
The mob comes for Maugham
Jolyon learns that there’s no justice like angry mob justice
The problem of religious traditionalists
They wish to pass on the flame
Against history snobs
Al Murray proves himself to be more than a popular historian
Maggie the Great?
Margaret Thatcher had a tremendous impact yet much of it has not endured
Revolutionaries in the palace
Austria-Hungary’s last empress is inducted into the cult of Diana and Meghan
The game of laughter
A backstage look at stand-up comedy
Carry On Tories
Rishi Sunak could not escape Matt Hancock’s steamy grasp
The return to Kharkiv
As refugees come home, they have found their city changed forever
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
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments