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The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
A Laboured response
Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
No taxation on expatriation
With no navy and minimal evacuation efforts, the UK’s demand that citizens abroad pay up is ludicrous
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
The truth about Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was actually a black woman
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law
Punishing anyone before they have even been convicted of anything makes me uneasy
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
What Louis Theroux ignores
Pea-brained influencers make for an easier target than Islamic misogyny
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families