Mark Twain
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
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He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
Nice Tice
Can Richard Tice clean up Reform’s image? Or a park?
Questions for the Munich hawks
It is wrong to use Neville Chamberlain as a byword for cowardice and fecklessness
What has Labour learned?
Pinning the failures of the government on Keir Starmer alone will not work
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world