Ben Cobley
A blunderbuss blast at “progressives”
Progress is too important to be left to the progressives
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
Emin: from the bed to the grave
Not so much a fresh start, as an opportunity to finally take her concerns in earnest
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
It’s high time we banned dogs
The tide is turning against these slobbering beasts
An elusive eatery
Total failure, redeemed by souvlaki and chips at the kebab stand
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
The fateful road to the great dictators
Weimar Germany / Red Dawn Over China
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport