Homelessness
Bleak streets
Freedom to die on the streets is no freedom at all
They (often) don’t want help
Unless we accept uncomfortable truths, we will continue to see people die on the streets
Blessed are the geeks
The San Francisco Bay Area is short on solutions to old problems
National distrust
Like the monasteries, the National Trust has long since strayed from its purpose. It’s time for reformation or dissolution
The Rashford trap
Rashford’s campaigning moves the state towards becoming a substitute parent
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Sally Rooney and cultural boycotts
Rooney has now run into greater controversy than simple literary taste
Sean Lock – the comedian’s comedian
Lock, who has died at the age of 58, was a popular figure on the UK comedy circuit — not bad for someone who described himself as “a miserable, authoritarian guy”
Hit the road, Jack
It’s time for Villa fans to let Grealish go
We’re us, not the US
Other than US media wages, why do BBC journalists want Britain to be America?
Santa’s unspeakable sack
Why are publishers so sniffy about stocking fillers?
Self-made demoniacs
Beware of pointing the finger, even at the devil
Redefining the rule of law
How much will MPs allow the Lord Chancellor to “rebalance” the constitution?