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Ireland turns to the looney left
The Irish presidential election betrays a divided country where many feel left behind
The triumph of Irish populism
The three major parties went with what is popular, rather than what is right
A festival of losing
Will the Republic of Ireland ever face up to its problems?
The fools, the fools, they’ve left us the opposition
Ireland’s civil war political parties are determined to sink together
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Nonsense and neurodivergence
The Church of England is confusing irrationality with inclusivity
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
Lebanon’s finest
Henry Jeffreys savours some reds and whites from the Bekaa valley
The ends of Pan-Africanism
An exhibition devoted to Pan-Africanism avoids important political and aesthetic questions
Politicians can’t handle free speech
The more criticism ministers receive online, the more determined they become to regulate what everyone else can say
Stop underestimating British tech
We should not surrender to the idea that American companies can do everything better
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
If you want to understand English football, you will get better answers knocking on doors in Burnley than Hampstead
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment