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How soap helped civilisation to survive
It subdued one of our most dangerous enemies: germs
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Pleasure and persuasion
Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7 (Ondine)
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
Nice Tice
Can Richard Tice clean up Reform’s image? Or a park?
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality