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Man up, President Xi
Why not flip the script, and let China lead the world out of the climate crisis?
TikTok time bomb
Schools across the UK have been targeted by anonymous TikTok accounts where pupils rate and defame their teachers
Le Pétain nouveau
France should look across the Channel before electing a journalist as president
Pedigree chums
Patrick Galbraith salutes the perfection of “imperfect” dogs
That was then, this is now
It’s a kindness of friends not to look at what we’re doing
What’s the point of political art?
Art that shocks, offends, and amuses has a purpose beyond aesthetic: its existence is a testament to freedom of expression
Unmaking history
Stripping a people of its identity and history is the prerequisite to control
Rule of silence
Good laws can’t be made if we don’t talk about them, and bad laws can’t be repealed in silence
Let them eat filberts
The new owner of Antoinette’s jewellery will not just get exquisite gems but a provenance that is equally perfect and poignant
Good COP, bad COP
Why would our friends even want to give us Covid?
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
A scarcity machine
Why Peckham residents should not celebrate development being blocked
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
Why Brexit was right
Bad decisions have been made since we voted to leave but we were still right to leave
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
Questions for the Munich hawks
It is wrong to use Neville Chamberlain as a byword for cowardice and fecklessness
Beyond Carmen
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule