David Bowie
David Bowie was a political shapeshifter
The pop enigma veered between the far right and the right on
Coolness and cancellation
We should not just people with problematic pasts by how much we like their work
Those golden years
Ultimately it’s the music that brings to each of us our personal Bowie
The legacy of David Bowie: five years, what a surprise
Alexander Larman on why the late, great David Bowie remains such a totemic and iconic figure in his life
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
We must get serious about anti-Jewish terror
Britain faces a dangerous rise in anti-Jewish violence and must get real about its implications
Against the censorious right
Miriam Cates is wrong about free speech and anonymity
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy