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Remembering my old pal, “Peebs”
Andy Peebles had a broader hinterland than one might expect from a DJ
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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
Why Mali matters
Terrorism is spiralling out of control in West Africa
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
When art took on fascism (and lost)
Abstract activist concerns have overshadowed aesthetic production
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
Civilisation needs silence
On cooing babies and other noisy performances
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Equality of opportunity, and other bedtime stories
Britain cannot make progress if equality is its highest goal
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
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Spaceships, ghost ships and sheep
The secret sauce of Project Hail Mary: it’s a laugh