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Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Tony Blair is an extremist
He should have left public life long ago
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation