Philanthropy
All roads lead to WPATH
How the strange, dark history of the gender movement built our strange, dark modern world
Spanish prize
Jonathan Ruffer’s daring philanthropic experiment hopes to bring a different kind of regeneration to the north-east
The facts and the fury
Feeling strongly about an issue is a dangerous justification for mob action
Bitter pills
Ethical values and financial necessity are not always perfectly compatible
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
An elusive eatery
Total failure, redeemed by souvlaki and chips at the kebab stand
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Zelda Zingari
Arty types: the fashionable poet
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
A bore and a balm
Inferno: Behzod Abdurimov (Alpha Classics)
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
A carnivore’s arcadia
Bowled over by a de luxe fillet steak