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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
The great American dream
Beware the lure of the vast US market
Is this the end of art?
Cultural renewal cannot simply chase demand
Three pheasants, one Land Rover
Labour’s new war on pheasant shooting is about who gets to decide how England’s land is used
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Frivolous and doomed
Classicism still has its place at the National Theatre
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
The Mexican baby business
In UK courts, parental orders for children born overseas outnumber those born to surrogates here
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship