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Personal growth
Green fingers are not always innate, they can be acquired
WD-Govey: the tool for every job
The man with a thousand uses is deployed to sort out the cladding scandal
Modern poetry: I too, dislike it
T. S. Eliot would despair at this year’s shortlist for the prize in his name
Toppling law and order
The moment Colston went on trial, so did justice
Netspeak
How we can — and must — win the war on language
When London really was built back better
This is an eloquent book that describes the architecture, culture, topography, and social life of a vibrant city
Being Boris
Will the prime minister run out of people to use?
Pohadka (Chandos)
The Czechs always have talent to spare on the bench
The dying days of Nazi Germany
A growing body of literature deals with the horrors of WWII from a German point of view
To critique the critic
Harold Rosenberg’s mixed legacy counterbalanced both Communism and formalism
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
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
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
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
How Donald Trump betrayed himself
President Trump has forgotten what made him successful in the first place
American crusades
Populism is susceptible to foreign lobbies and crusading delusions
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Election objections
Andy Burnham doesn’t need a general election mandate
Zelda Zingari
Arty types: the fashionable poet
The strange birth of woo-woo
The glitzy LA supermarket chain and the Buddhist food cult behind your wellness smoothie
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution