Colin Thubron
Hard times on the Black Dragon River
Thubron shows an unyielding willingness to listen to those he meets and attempt to understand their worlds
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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
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
Sport’s regime changes
Canadian snooker has gone the way of Hungarian table tennis
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
Good enough for politics
We should be more willing to declare some political problems solved