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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
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
Student Loans don’t add up
a fairer way out of a
disastrous policy mess
The revolt against the public
The establishment cannot accept ordinary citizens having power
Critical briefing: cuckooing
A hidden scourge has been plaguing British streets for too long
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
The Mexican baby business
In UK courts, parental orders for children born overseas outnumber those born to surrogates here
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul