Partying
A theology of parties
Renewing the social spirit in an age of isolation
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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
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
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
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
One deuce of a decider
This is it, when you look into the abyss and the abyss looks back into you
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
Working with Woods
There have been too few honest explorations into the intrinsic link between woods and humans
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Lebanon’s finest
Henry Jeffreys savours some reds and whites from the Bekaa valley
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence