Karen Pierce
Gardening is racist
Uprooting hate in the garden, fighting balance at the BBC and cancelling a racist ambassador
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
In praise of Canary Wharf
Once dismissed as a sterile outpost, Canary Wharf has become one of Britain’s greatest urban success stories
Why the establishment hates X
It can be used to spread misinformation and abuse, yes, but it can also expose inconvenient facts
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers