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Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Martin Scorsese: rinse and repeat self-indulgence
The director of Goodfellas has debased his talent
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
Rage against the dying of the night
The loss of the soft-lit splendour of London after dark
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
Wilde times at the country house
Gerald Barry’s outrageous The Importance of Being Earnest manages to overmatch the virtuoso original
The end of encrypted Europe
Europe’s latest Chat Control may see child protection become a pretext for wider surveillance.
Why ministers fail
Even the more effective politicians do not have time to achieve anything