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I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Enough to drive you insane
The driving test logjam is a depressing symptom of national dysfunction
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
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
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
The government must defuse a legal time bomb
Countries of the “Global South” could sue the UK over greenhouse gas emissions
The fateful road to the great dictators
Weimar Germany / Red Dawn Over China
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
David Lean
The cinematic genius admired by today’s directors
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create