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No winners in Germany
No party met their own expectations, but a Grand Coalition might not work this time
Wer finanziert Sie?
The web of state-funded opposition to the AfD
What the Conservatives can learn from Germany
The Tories should have a clean break with their past and rebuild
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Election objections
Andy Burnham doesn’t need a general election mandate
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose