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Upstart bloggers
The new keyboard pundits snapping at the heels of the established players
A positive thought
Theodore Dalrymple finds a reason to be cheerful
Trumped up charges
Trump’s guilty verdict is a catastrophe for American public life
Burmese days: for good and ill
There was much naivety in depicting the Anglo-Burmese engagement as one of mutual enlightenment
Real pond life
There is a simple way to foster biodiversity
Speak loudly, and carry a small stick
The Tory Party under Rishi Sunak has been all bark and no bite
A time for restoration
An interview with David Starkey
Nature neglected
In this election green policy only get airtime when it can be linked to jobs
Whistler in black and white
A video artwork that aims to critique Rex Whistler’s controversial mural in Tate Britain lacks context and nuance
Balance the books
Britain’s soaring debt may not be as sustainable in the long term as figures suggest
Here comes trouble
Farage is going to cause huge headaches for the Tories, and may be here to stay
45 seconds to midnight
Say what you will of nuclear war but at least, unlike this election, it’s mercifully brief
More shenanigans at the RIBA
Ideologues and marketers are ruining the Royal Institute of British Architects
