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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
taste of Crusader food
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
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
Murders for July
Your summer holiday reading is sorted here
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
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
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company