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The sin of pride
Nick Cohen blames testosterone for his latest sports injury
Parliament is preparing to meet next week to vote on EU trade deal
The announcement may come on Thursday – regardless of whether a deal is concluded by that day
John le Carré: a man who rose through the English class system as it was collapsing
John le Carré’s voice of old-fashioned English authority was one acquired through merit and bearing rather than birth
Should the Virgin Mary have had an abortion?
Given modern society’s strident pro-abortion stance and irreligious view of Christmas, it’s a wonder this question hasn’t already been raised
What makes a Penguin Classic?
Alexander Larman talks to the Creative Editor of Penguin Classics, Henry Eliot about what makes a ‘modern classic’
A letter to Jesus
Frederic Raphael poses some pertinent questions to the son of God
You better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I’m telling you why
Scottish women’s rights virtue-signalled away
An organisation founded to support victims of male sexual violence are apparently prioritising the feelings of men
The religion of human rights
The reaction to the government’s Independent Human Rights Act Review suggests we are in distinct danger of succumbing to a destructively progressive cult
Alfred Sherman: the original Downing Street maverick
The rise and fall of Dominic Cummings recalls the role of another eccentric who changed British politics
Stick ‘em up
Has the culture war been won?
50 years ago…
Ali dances, bounces, beckons Foreman on, matador against bull
Defend the bishops’ bench
Removing the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords would be constitutional vandalism
Aggers declares — the end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
When geek culture was good
A celebration of Spaced
Towards a hospitable environmentalism
Green ideas must transcend misanthropy and austerity
Waugh at war
Self-sacrifice, tradition and service seem to have been cast aside by today’s society
Podcasting while Britain burns
OK, OK, it’s all very deplorable, but Britain’s right wing bloggers still have to make a living
More than just noise
Berg, Schoenberg, Webern: Piano works (Warner)
How Roman women were victimised twice
The victims of abuse could also be degraded by historians
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
