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Some composers are rightly obscure
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Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
A very American birthday party
n the USA’s divisive 250th birthday celebrations
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
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Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
The vibe shift is a myth
Far from living through an age of cultural rebellion, we are seeing the imposition of cultural conformity
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics