Asia
To catch a culture thief
A vast global market in stolen and forged art and artefacts has only grown in the context of the pandemic, but technology and international policing may be catching up
Truly global view of World War II
Richard Overy has done a signal service with this compellingly written, impressively researched book
Bangkok’s revolt remains bloodless, for now
Is the tide turning against Thailand’s oligarchy?
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
Lessons on being a rule-taker
The EU reset undermines Brexit and Britain
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation