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A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
What’s so illiberal about “illiberal democracy”?
Viktor Orbán has been a political pioneer in Europe
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
Jonathan Ross’s existentialist hell
Jonathan Ross’s “crass” new TV show is surprisingly Sartrean
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
Tolerating the intolerant — and the intolerable
The right’s refusal to confront political Islam has helped entrench it in Britain
The RAM should face the music
Why the Royal Academy of Music shuts of pupils from private schools
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards
Gentrification? Better than deprivation
Elephant and Castle has been radically spruced up, but not everyone is happy about it
The dead-end art of conspiracy
Should art dissect conspiracy theories or immerse itself in them?
How the Boat Race sank
Yet another great British tradition is disappearing beneath the waters of history
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation