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The tyranny of equality

Blinkered policy focus on eliminating inequality might end up making us all worse off

The church and slavery: the facts

The Church of England’s self-flagellation over its supposed past investments in the slave trade is based on seriously flawed research

An unconvincing case for Israel

Murray always seem to frame the facts in a manner that is maximally sympathetic to Israel

Lessons of the conclave

Pope Leo XIV must resist the siren call of celebrity culture and follow his own faith

Nicolas (30 ans)

With his well-paid white-collar job in the capital, 30-year-old Nick ought to be living in clover — so why isn’t he?

When the hunt is finally over

A rich and vivid rural culture is being destroyed by a government that does not understand it

A champion for women

Special rapporteur for the UN, Reem Alsalem is both a sex realist and an idealist

And that will be England gone

The online age may see the permanent destruction of something very special

Chapel, chanting and chips

Visit these extraordinary communities before they disappear

A temple in the Tudor manor

An impressive mansion has now become an important site of pilgrimage