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Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
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unconquered by a
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Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
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How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
Labour’s Gagging Acts
Labour is taking inspiration from Pitt the Younger when it comes to curbing speech
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
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Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
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Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
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Bring back literary vendettas
Grub Street thrived when
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Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
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McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna