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Revive the roots

To save the Conservative Party, its chairman must return powers to the local associations

Say it ain’t so, Joe

How democratic is a shadowy cabal conspiring to hide the fact that Biden is too frail to govern?

Riffs or rigour?

Arts practice has gained the upper hand over scholarship

We must punish the parents

How should France tackle the problem of repeat juvenile offenders?

Ringo Starr

The man cruelly mocked as “not even the best drummer in The Beatles” must be the most underrated musician of all time

Whistler in black and white

A video artwork that aims to critique Rex Whistler’s controversial mural in Tate Britain lacks context and nuance

Why so few men take up the pen

With publishing now such a female-dominated industry, it’s no surprise that there are so few men writing fiction

Europe invaded

We must heed the warnings from Hungary and Poland about migration

Why we all feel let down

Reflecting upon the corrosive power of disillusionment in politics and why our leaders are virtue vacuums who lack both competence and character

When things could only get better

Fans of the 1990s aren’t nostalgic reactionaries. They celebrate an era of optimism, peace, prosperity and great popular culture