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Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
Carl Schmitt in Miami
Can Marco Rubio establish a new American system in Latin America?
The misfits of Middagh Street
What a bunch: gifted and impossible to live with
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read