Makerfield
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground
American crusades
Populism is susceptible to foreign lobbies and crusading delusions
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
Where are Britain’s moral voices?
On decriminalising abortion up to birth, the Archbishop of Canterbury must talk the talk, not walk the walk
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
How to get Britain building
A new policy paper proves that the government can beat bureaucratic sclerosis if it wants to
A carnivore’s arcadia
Bowled over by a de luxe fillet steak