Spain ’82 World Cup
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Sexy sisters and holy hotties
Less Sister Simper, more Attila the Nun
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
Censors create martyrs
Starmer has stumbled onto the fastest way to increase Hasan Piker’s audience
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on