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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
What if the AI bubble bursts?
Arguing that an AI bubble is a good thing reeks of techno-optimist complacency
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
Why the establishment hates X
It can be used to spread misinformation and abuse, yes, but it can also expose inconvenient facts
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?
Election objections
Andy Burnham doesn’t need a general election mandate
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
The government must defuse a legal time bomb
Countries of the “Global South” could sue the UK over greenhouse gas emissions
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding