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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Stop underestimating British tech
We should not surrender to the idea that American companies can do everything better
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
The (in)justice of the Equality Act
Far from guaranteeing equal treatment, the Equality Act has transformed Britain’s understanding of equality from individual rights to group identity
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
A Laboured response
Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble