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Spotlight on the Black Country
BBC on the Black Country and on the passing of Michael Parkinson
Advertisements for themselves
Michael Craig-Martin and the sad afterlife of conceptual art
Paved with gold?
Why towns were a magnet for aspirational Englishmen
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Free speech is fascist
Words must be controlled to ensure that Starmer’s subjects behave themselves
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Kemi Badenoch is a useful idiot
The former Secretary of State has a track record of advancing woke regulations
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
Riddle of the Pylons
Intrigue, invasion and romance blossom in Lincolnshire
BBC Verify’s Bangladesh blunder
In trying to combat misinformation, the BBC has spread its own
