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McCain and Me
David Smith reminisces on his relationship with John McCain
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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 errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
Good enough for politics
We should be more willing to declare some political problems solved
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
What if the AI bubble bursts?
Arguing that an AI bubble is a good thing reeks of techno-optimist complacency
The right does need religion
Christianity is politically valuable as well as, you know, true
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
Frivolous and doomed
Classicism still has its place at the National Theatre