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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
A slow Burnham
Andy Burnham is not from London. Have we mentioned that he is not from London?
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
Gambling on Cantonese cuisine
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.