Richard Osman
Gyles Brandreth’s bon mots
An obsession with linguistic and historical marginalia has infected British culture
Pointless protest
Spare us the snooty superiority of “real” writers affronted by celebrity novels
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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 misfits of Middagh Street
What a bunch: gifted and impossible to live with
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
The sacrifice that changed Naipaul
The humiliation of his father, forced to slaughter a goat to atone for
angering Hindus, made the writer wary of insulting religion
Prosthetic, pathetic, human
Angela de la Cruz’s playful and ghastly art touches a raw nerve
Sport’s regime changes
Canadian snooker has gone the way of Hungarian table tennis
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?
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