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A very superior Season
Today’s Season may be more democratic and international than the old, but those in the know still cherish the hot tickets that guarantee exclusivity
A cynical man without any plan
Boris Johnson was an opportunist Prime Minister whose gambler’s luck ran out
The silence that tells Joe Biden who his real allies are
Irish reluctance to support Ukraine presents Unionists with an opportunity to counter American Brit-bashing over the Protocol reforms
Farewell to St Benet’s Hall
How a Catholic institution capitulated to the non-binary gods of diversity
Blood and soil: the Greens’ fascist roots
Today’s environmental movement owes much to the ideology of Britain’s pre-war Right
The rise and fall of Sad White Men
Novels about middle class male malaise are now considered passé but they were once both groundbreaking and shocking
More town, less gown
The cult of mass university education saddles many students with unecessary debt, breeds dissatisfaction and does little to foster culture or enterprise
France’s unspoken, unfinished civil war
France’s cycle of social unrest and politically polarised elections has its roots in the Algerian conflict and the ensuing unresolved struggle for the soul of the nation
The Cosa Nostra in suits
Big business acts as a mafia, squeezing suppliers and raising prices for customers
Error of judgement
How the Supreme Court got an issue of great constitutional importance so wrong