Nicholas Parsons
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
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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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
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
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
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
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
What difference does he make?
Andy Burnham is not the answer to our woes because Burnhamism is not replicable