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Inquest into the death of ENO
The cause of death, in this coroner’s verdict, is a prolonged failure to address reality
The NYT versus GB
What did Britain do to the New York Times?
A church too broad cannot convert
Against the Conservative big tent
Hope for peace in Ukraine
We should all welcome the chance for serious talks
Missing the point on lockdown
A new book on civil liberties and the pandemic is bogged down by petty proceduralism
Mistletoe and whine
What is the real reason for the season?
Coarseness and viciousness
James Gillray could be cruel but was a fine propagandist
Why we should resist academic calls for climate reparations
Simply blaming the West is easy but wrong
Against the consultancy blob
Why are we still listening to the behavioural insights team?
Midterm trials and tensions
Where is America going, and what does it mean for the world
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
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
The missing variable in the masculinity crisis
The literature on masculinity ignores the most obvious factor of all: a steady, civilisational fall in testosterone
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
The ends of Pan-Africanism
An exhibition devoted to Pan-Africanism avoids important political and aesthetic questions
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)