Farewell
The end of the road
Nick Cohen has adopted a new workout: wrestling with a novel
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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
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
Bonfire of the fallacies
Two opposing ideas about hard power and foreign policy — legalism and nihilism — are being exposed by the Trump
administration
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
Peston’s Inbox
Kemi doesn’t give her kids Easter eggs
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Get into the groove — why vinyl rocks
On the best sound in popular music
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama