Dougie Smith
Who is to blame for Badenoch?
Her failure should have been foreseen
The curious case of Dougie Smith
Who’s paying Mr Smith to do what?
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
Gambling on Cantonese cuisine
The trans war on reality
Trans activists loudly trumpet a false mythology
of victimhood. In fact, trans people are more
likely to kill than be killed,