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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
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
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
A range of Stratford anecdotes
The Walliams dilemma
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right