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21st century villains
The Walliams dilemma
A real Mountbattering
The former Prince Andrew is taking a lot of stick — but who protected him?
The aristocratic third worldism of the British Museum
“Hawai’i: a kingdom crossing oceans” rebukes American imperialism with traditional monarchy and noblesse oblige
How far we’ve come
Britain’s political debate is now debating migration, sovereignty and law enforcement on terms that would have been unthinkable a decade ago
Four years of war in Ukraine
Years after an invasion that was meant to last ten days, everything is still to play for
Core philosophy
How the old tradition of wassailing might actually benefit orchards
More than just a dog
Patrick Galbraith fears for the health of an old friend
Inner and outer Badenoch
On Good Morning Britain, Kemi Badenoch discovered that live television is less forgiving than Conservative HQ
Whitechapel is a place in Britain
Britain should not continue devolving into civic fragmentation
Bad omens in the Balkans
As the world looks elsewhere, tensions are on the rise in the Balkans once more
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Will capitalism end capitalism?
Artificial intelligence is perverting the logic of our economic and political systems
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
The imprudence of Dame Prue
Dame Prue Leith is spreading errors about assisted suicide
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect