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We have to rein in meddling councils
Local authorities have become overbearing and unaccountable
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
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
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
We must get serious about anti-Jewish terror
Britain faces a dangerous rise in anti-Jewish violence and must get real about its implications
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
Breaking the mould
The closure of the Denby pottery factor is an example of short-term political thinking
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign