Oedipus Rex
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
How Donald Trump betrayed himself
President Trump has forgotten what made him successful in the first place
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
Why Keynes was wrong
He misinterpreted fundamental economic principles
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
At a loose end
We are making young adults un-ready for work
Questions for the Munich hawks
It is wrong to use Neville Chamberlain as a byword for cowardice and fecklessness