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The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
“Fauxcest” is not a free speech issue
The government should ban this dangerous and disgusting genre
Won over by a stately Italian saga
A fictional Italian president and a cinema spin-off
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Gender self-ID was never the law
Barrister Akua Reindorf KC speaks about the controversial trans guidance the government is so loath to implement
London is broken
Local politics can’t offer the renewal our nation’s capital desperately needs
Beyond Carmen
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
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
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear
Britain and brutalism: listed, not loved
The visitor numbers and heritage status of the Southbank tell us nothing about what people actually want to look at