Mike Ashley
We aren’t being served
The closure of Jenners of Edinburgh is an object lesson in how to kill the department store
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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
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
Food pairing is folly
A warning against trying to match wine to dish
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all