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Not so perfidious Albion
Britain has proved a steadfast ally to Ukraine, whilst the EU has dragged its feet
Beauties and the beasts
Our urge to anthropomorphise animals obscures the fact that we are all part of the same complex ecosystem
Hot sauce
Lil Nas X is the greatest show in the world right now
Ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no lies
Lord Geidt’s thankless task: teaching Boris not to fib
Women’s rights shouldn’t be up for debate
MPs need to stop questioning the rights of biological women
Tribes of Westminster
Steve Baker MP, Christian Libertarian
Christians are under attack in Nigeria
The UK has turned a blind eye to persecution for far too long
Steals on wheels
Women are having their cycling podium places stolen from under their noses by trans-identified men
The art of the hype
Beyond its backstory, ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ is both one of a series and an image made in part by a reproductive method
And never the twain shall meet?
A lineup of new books tackle the thorny China problem
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
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Britain’s mutilated constitution
We must restore the old to build the new
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
Working with Woods
There have been too few honest explorations into the intrinsic link between woods and humans
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
Censors create martyrs
Starmer has stumbled onto the fastest way to increase Hasan Piker’s audience
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal