Drill Rap
A culture of death
Street gangs and online provocation are fuelling a morbid subculture in British life
Baroness Chakrabarti is living in a world of make believe
No, drill rap is not comparable to mafia films and country music songs
Drill in the dock
It can be legitimate to use music as evidence in criminal trials
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
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Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
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How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
The migrant crime cover up
Why is Labour fighting to keep migrant crime statistics secret?
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
RIP New Labour?
Keir Starmer’s failure should mark a decisive break with a failed consensus
Dozing in the orchard
Chekhov at the RSC is a lot sleepier than it should be
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
The gifts of gentle density
There are all but endless benefits to building more beautifully
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy