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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
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
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
When art took on fascism (and lost)
Abstract activist concerns have overshadowed aesthetic production
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history