BFI
’Verse averse
The idea that there are multiple universes and that it might be possible to “‘versejump” is surely one way of explaining the cinematic urge
Dutch courage
Christopher Silvester on a war movie with no rousing patriotic music or violence, but nevertheless filled with unexpected delights and discoveries
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
Not mad for it
I Puritani, Royal Opera, Covent Garden
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions