Matthew Lodder
Life stories, writ large
Remarks on the history of modern tattoos
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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
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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
RIP New Labour?
Keir Starmer’s failure should mark a decisive break with a failed consensus
Rendering the word of God in English
500 years ago, William Tyndale published his groundbreaking New Testament translation
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
Tasty tunes
The Chocolate Soldier, Opera della Luna, Wilton’s Music Hall
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define