Simon Dolan
The elephant in the chamber
PMQs is failing to explore whether the government’s Covid strategy makes sense
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The EU must change course on energy
European industry is finally standing up to irrational EU climate policies
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
It’s time to see Brexit through
The next government must finally drag Britain out of the European Union’s tractor beam
AI and the Jefferson Option
Eighteenth-century advice on surviving the AI apocalypse
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
The ends of Pan-Africanism
An exhibition devoted to Pan-Africanism avoids important political and aesthetic questions
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer