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Mushrooming problem
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
Our new five-party system
First-past-the-post no longer means
an electoral carve-up between the
Tories and Labour, allowing “fringe”
parties real political influence
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes