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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
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
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
The Hollywood starlet and the immigration albatross
Free marketeers were too content to ignore the negative externalities of immigration
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career
An elusive eatery
Total failure, redeemed by souvlaki and chips at the kebab stand
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
Classic is back
Why contemporary art may be losing ground
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
The miracle of the magical migrants
Is a man’s identity is fluid when he steps on British soil, but calcified on African soil?
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill