Shoplifting
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
How procedure is enabling petty criminals
We should support workers who confront criminals
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
The EU must change course on energy
European industry is finally standing up to irrational EU climate policies
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments