Number Ten
Inside Number 10
Jack Brown showcases hidden heroes, the history of the building and the famous figures who have passed through
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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
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
Sex, success and failure
Sarah Ditum talks with songwriter Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy
Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
If you want to understand English football, you will get better answers knocking on doors in Burnley than Hampstead
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
The gifts of gentle density
There are all but endless benefits to building more beautifully
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
The sacrifice that changed Naipaul
The humiliation of his father, forced to slaughter a goat to atone for
angering Hindus, made the writer wary of insulting religion
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes