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Cancelled at Cannes
Sidelining the creator of a national movement is pure, unashamed revisionism
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He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
What has Labour learned?
Pinning the failures of the government on Keir Starmer alone will not work
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment
The Symphony’s Indian summer
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The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide