Cleopatra
Missing a slam dunk
Cleopatra is not a terrible movie, but this failed Hollywood history is
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Who will pound longest?
America has military might — but does it have the appetite for war?
A range of Stratford anecdotes
The Walliams dilemma
Britain needs a moral core
The UK’s greatest vulnerability isn’t its weakened military but its lack of spiritual depth
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
The sacrifice that changed Naipaul
The humiliation of his father, forced to slaughter a goat to atone for
angering Hindus, made the writer wary of insulting religion
The slow vibe shift
Escaping our “post-cultural state” will not happen overnight