Pedro Gonzalez
Pedro Gonzalez writes at Contra and tweets at @emeriticus
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How Bridget Phillipson earned an F
Phillipson’s big ambitions were reduced to performative stunts
The migrant crime cover up
Why is Labour fighting to keep migrant crime statistics secret?
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
An ode to the examination
The end of in-person examinations would be the end of rational assessment
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
