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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
Breaking the mould
The closure of the Denby pottery factor is an example of short-term political thinking
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
Jolly boating weather
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