oppression
How the world turns a blind eye to African slavery
Investigating the slave-owners of the Sahara, where more than 100,000 people were born into inherited captivity
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty
It’s time to see Brexit through
The next government must finally drag Britain out of the European Union’s tractor beam
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse