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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
The summer chill
Cool soups for hot days
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
Labour’s Gagging Acts
Labour is taking inspiration from Pitt the Younger when it comes to curbing speech
Our AI overlords will end bigotry
Bring on the machines
At a loose end
We are making young adults un-ready for work
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”