Czechoslovakia
What would Václav Havel have made of gender wars?
The former Czech president and playwright would have invited JK Rowling over for a beer
Derrida deconstructed
Derrida’s prose, which stops being turgid only in order to be turbid, is utterly incomprehensible
Smuggling Plato to Prague
Edward Lucas pays tribute to his father J.R. Lucas, Oxford philosopher and Cold War champion of the Czechs
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
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
How should Christian organisations respond to illegal migration?
It is wrong to think that Christianity demands that we open our borders
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
A step forward for academic freedom
It is time to take the fight to censoriousness in higher education
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Farage: I’m not worried