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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
The Islamic identity crisis
V.S. Naipaul was prophetic on the struggles between Islam and modernity
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground
Cofnas, Cambridge and academic freedom
Truly provocative ideas are still unwelcome in our universities
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
We’ve had enough agitslop
British TV drama has become an embarrassing display of liberal neuroses
Dumbed-down democracy
“Public opinion” is useless when the public is largely ignorant
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Won over by a stately Italian saga
A fictional Italian president and a cinema spin-off