Harald Schumacher
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
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
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
In praise of Canary Wharf
Once dismissed as a sterile outpost, Canary Wharf has become one of Britain’s greatest urban success stories
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
The delusions of the DCMS
The establishment approach to the internet is marked by paranoia and control
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)