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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
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
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
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art
It’s time to ban the Brotherhood
Britain can no longer afford to ignore the Muslim Brotherhood’s quiet but far-reaching influence
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Supernatural delight
Religion cannot be reduced to dry abstractions
Spaceships, ghost ships and sheep
The secret sauce of Project Hail Mary: it’s a laugh
The trans war on reality
Trans activists loudly trumpet a false mythology
of victimhood. In fact, trans people are more
likely to kill than be killed,
Giles Treadwell
Old-style literary agent
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality