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Do the Slow Horses stay the course?
Hopefully season five will not end in a creative cul-de-sac
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
The EU must change course on energy
European industry is finally standing up to irrational EU climate policies
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
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.
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
