Cyrus
Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
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Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
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Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
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How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
The migrant crime cover up
Why is Labour fighting to keep migrant crime statistics secret?
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
Faith in fakes
Baudrillard warned that politics would become a world of signs detached from reality. Manchesterism suggests he was right
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Two faces of America
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The limits of localism
Why Andy Burnham’s localism agenda has a lot more to do with rhetoric than reality
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
The Boriswave is here to stay
Labour’s internal row over settlement was always theatre; the destination was permanent residency all along
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning