Freemasonry
A mysterious garden
A new book offers interesting insights into the neglected subject of fraternal societies
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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
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Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
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The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
Lebanon’s finest
Henry Jeffreys savours some reds and whites from the Bekaa valley
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
Populism in its purest form
Nigel Farage is rallying his voters to defend his right not to be asked inconvenient questions about his money
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The end of encrypted Europe
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The state enablers of the Stade shooting
A fatal shooting in Germany illuminated more than one man