Jonathan Bowden
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
