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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
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
Crushing the real progressives
The Islamic Republic of Iran, now under fire from the demonic West, is the most progressive society on earth
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment
Reclaiming Christian nationhood
Linking the Christian faith to our national identity is not radical (or American)
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground
Infamous five
To most of us, the Cambridge Five are just names
Britain’s AI gamble reeks of desperation
The government is betting it all on AI — it could lose our trousers
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Where are Britain’s moral voices?
On decriminalising abortion up to birth, the Archbishop of Canterbury must talk the talk, not walk the walk