Humour
Where is the Waugh or Wodehouse of our time?
Comic writing: light distraction or social mirror?
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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
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Sex, success and failure
Sarah Ditum talks with songwriter Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Keeping us on message
The UK’s secret government propaganda unit dedicated to praising multiculturalism
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting