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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
“Treatment” does not make child predators safe
People who abuse children must be kept away from children
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country