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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
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
The paté of the Land
Chinese water deer, partridges and paté
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
The truth about the “Quiet Revival”
Churches have been growing in Britain — just not all of them
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Albion’s re-enactors
Beneath Restore Britain’s rhetoric lies an impulse to retreat from history itself
Zelda Zingari
Arty types: the fashionable poet
Two cafes, both alike …
Our correspondent investigates the north London front of the Israel-Palestine conflict
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate