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Britain and brutalism: listed, not loved
The visitor numbers and heritage status of the Southbank tell us nothing about what people actually want to look at
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
The story of a lifetime
Whole life novels lay bare the randomness and haphazardness of life
The masses against the classicists?
Reflections on the virtues and vices of academic gatekeeping
Badenoch in the bindweed
The Conservative Party leader might please no one by trying to please everyone
Metamorphoses at the Rijksmuseum
Metamorphoses at the
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
Price caps and political pygmies
Britain’s capitalist command economy cannot let businesses be