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From Celtic fringe to Bible belt
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
Most of the world thinks differently to us
Universalism is based on irrational ideas about human nature
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Breaking the mould
The closure of the Denby pottery factor is an example of short-term political thinking
Gruesome twosomes
Considering culinary mismatches
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories