Rupert Murdoch
Is this the end of Farage’s political career?
If Nigel Farage manages to buy talkRADIO, it would rule him out of frontline politics
Why do we review books?
D.J. Taylor reflects on nearly four decades of hard graft on the literary pages
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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
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
What if the AI bubble bursts?
Arguing that an AI bubble is a good thing reeks of techno-optimist complacency
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future