pedantry
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
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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
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Heart of darkness
Alexander Adams encounters an unflinching master of sex and death in Vienna
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
Running down the clock
Does Keir Starmer have any plans for his final weeks in Downing Street?
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre