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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
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
Supernatural delight
Religion cannot be reduced to dry abstractions
A range of Stratford anecdotes
The Walliams dilemma
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible
Worstall’s Corollary
Rare earths expose a fatal flaw at the heart of industrial strategy: governments intervene in systems they do not remotely understand
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country