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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
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
A slow Burnham
Andy Burnham is not from London. Have we mentioned that he is not from London?
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
The injustice of early releases
The government is failing victims for the sake of political convenience