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When art took on fascism (and lost)
Abstract activist concerns have overshadowed aesthetic production
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
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
The migrant crime cover up
Why is Labour fighting to keep migrant crime statistics secret?
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Lessons from the Argentinians
There is little value in complaining about foul play if you cannot win
A lesson from a century ago
In Helskini, architect Alvar Aalto is treated, for good reasons, as a national hero
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?