reading culture
Are we really “post-literate” now?
Literary culture has never been secure from the philistines, but better books need publicity
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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 moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
If you want to understand English football, you will get better answers knocking on doors in Burnley than Hampstead
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Like a homecoming
A haunted house