Laughter
How dark can humour be?
Laughter — even laughter about morbid things — is part of what makes us human
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
Critical briefing: cuckooing
A hidden scourge has been plaguing British streets for too long
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
How the sausage gets made
On the illusions of evidence-based policy
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things