Salena Godden
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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
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
Life for petty theft?
IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
Prosthetic, pathetic, human
Angela de la Cruz’s playful and ghastly art touches a raw nerve
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.