Michael Prescott
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
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
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
A below-par Riley is still better than most
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Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
Get into the groove — why vinyl rocks
On the best sound in popular music
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
How procedure is enabling petty criminals
We should support workers who confront criminals
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
The great HR survivors
As the DEI era fades, personnel heads live on as senior CEO consiglieri and hatchet-bearers
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner