Holly Willoughby
VE’ll meet again
The government’s exciting plans for patriotic displays of Britishness
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
AI and the Jefferson Option
Eighteenth-century advice on surviving the AI apocalypse
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules