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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
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The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
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Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
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Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
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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
Should I buy Breaky Bottom?
England’ greatest vineyard is up for sale for the first time. Henry Jeffreys looks into whether it will make a good business proposition.
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
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The end of encrypted Europe
Europe’s latest Chat Control may see child protection become a pretext for wider surveillance.