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Otherworldly talents
Long live the golden age of British television, when great actors imbued classic roles with risky, multifaceted complexity
What would Terry Pratchett have made of 2020?
Hard graft and moral clarity were central to the Discworld author’s success
The geek shall inherit the earth
How a studio was bullied into releasing the first cut of an unsuccessful film
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Sex wars, what are they good for?
On Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and the virtues of intellectual combat
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide
The thin blue line must be thicker
The police are nothing without a presence in communities
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper