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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The imprudence of Dame Prue
Dame Prue Leith is spreading errors about assisted suicide
Itamar Ben-Gvir, heel
The Israeli demagogue is a bleak but interesting model of a modern politician
Red tape and black markets
Prohibition is a criminal’s best friend
Asset-stripping on campus?
Selling universities to private companies risks destroying their charitable purpose
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
Jonathan Ross’s existentialist hell
Jonathan Ross’s “crass” new TV show is surprisingly Sartrean
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion