Sentencing Council
The Sentencing Council is wrong, full stop
Disparities in outcomes is not proof of unfair discrimination
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Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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
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Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Iran has been fatally misunderstood
The US and Israel were foolish to imagine that the Iranians would crumble
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The real measure of a degree
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
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