Bamber Gascoigne
Between the cerebral and the warm
University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne was the quintessential Englishman
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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
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
A slow Burnham
Andy Burnham is not from London. Have we mentioned that he is not from London?
The case for vapes
Arguments for prohibitionism disappear in a cloud of vapour
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Self-inflicted misery
Super troupers
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
Running down the clock
Does Keir Starmer have any plans for his final weeks in Downing Street?
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham