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You can criticise comedy without cancelling it
Ricky Gervais should ask himself who he is satirising and why
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful