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Small lives and violent deaths
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
Art: my part in its downfall
Pierre d’Alancaisez was part of the
contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
The misfits of Middagh Street
What a bunch: gifted and impossible to live with
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month