Forest City
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
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The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
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Self-inflicted misery
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How to reverse Britain’s nuclear decline
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Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
A king’s ramsons
Look after the woods, and they will continue to give
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
The Muslim modernisers
Muslim reformers do not innovate; they renew by seeking to mend what is broken
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale