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How has political reporting changed in the last twenty years, and is it all for the worse?
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
The chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
Who will pound longest?
America has military might — but does it have the appetite for war?
Emin: from the bed to the grave
Not so much a fresh start, as an opportunity to finally take her concerns in earnest
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Britain needs the Med mindset
We have to adapt to the sweatier realities of a changing climate
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue