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The never-ending question
Jonathan Gullis may still be in the middle of his parliamentary question
The first rule of Plot Club is…
The Tories are absolutely, definitely, certainly not scheming to replace Rishi Sunak
Very naughty boys
Progressive parenting is all very well but sometimes misbehaviour needs a firmer approach
Left and right hooks
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands
Silence speaks volumes
Lee Anderson speaks out — or, at least, gets someone else to do it for him
Premature celebrations
Rishi can’t stop magnifying his triumphs and minimising his failures
The Parallax Clueless
In which Nadine Dorries solves an international conspiracy and drinks a LOT of tea
Keeping the beaches open
What did we learn about Boris Johnson’s COVID response from Didactic Dom?
Cry God for Rishi
Rishi Sunak only wishes he had the prospects of Henry V
Rishiversary
How could anyone not like him?
The Foreign Office should be rooted in the past
Who and what is it for, if not the British people, and our history and culture?
How the Ukraine delusion may end
Biden might entertain peace to cut his losses and boost his election chances
Jam, Jute, journalism, Japanese design
There is a lot more to see and enjoy in Dundee than London reviewers suggested
Giants and pygmies
Some stop-gap leaders of the opposition were never intended to be potential prime ministers
Davie, Davie, give us some answers do
Why the BBC keeps obscuring the truth of sex and gender
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Let’s change the cultural meaning of the penis
Our genitals do not entitle us to anything
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
Save this perfect Welsh building
The Church Institute and Churchmen’s Club at Llanfairfechan need, and deserve, to be preserved
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
