River Thames
England reclaimed
How we became a nation of drainage engineers
Going deep on the river
Make no mistake, the boat race is a blood sport
Rooms with a view
Will the law protect owners of high-rise flats from happy-snapping tourists?
Get stuck into mudlarking
Searching for treasure on the Thames foreshore is like “a giant history lucky dip”
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unconquered by a
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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
The wonders of Whistler
A new exhibition offers calm stillness — mostly
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
Our AI overlords will end bigotry
Bring on the machines