Richard Francis
Small, but perfectly formed
John Self examines three varied, emotionally satisfying novels that together come in at less than the length of a single Mantel
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Tasty tunes
The Chocolate Soldier, Opera della Luna, Wilton’s Music Hall
The paté of the Land
Chinese water deer, partridges and paté
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
The tears of Keir’s
It was an anticlimactic end to an unconvincing premiership
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it