Margaret Hodge
Jeremy is back, sort of
With Labour facing massive legal bills, Corbyn’s return to Labour is a less explosive risk than expelling him
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Sweeter the second time around
There’s a real weight to some lyrics once you’re nearer the end than the beginning
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
A very American birthday party
n the USA’s divisive 250th birthday celebrations
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Why 1776 matters to modern Britain
The American founding is a case study in peaceful regime change