Jean Borotra
France needs a hero
All nations have known long winless periods, but the French drought in Paris has felt very long
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area