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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
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
A range of Stratford anecdotes
The Walliams dilemma