Randall Goosby
Randall Goosby: Roots (Decca)
Goosby has all the technique anyone could need — but he still has a lot to learn about taste and selection
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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 chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
The thin blue line must be thicker
The police are nothing without a presence in communities
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low