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Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Non-euclidean Toryism
The Conservative Party appears somewhat lost
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
The war on women’s spaces
Roxanne Tickle’s legal triumph is nothing to giggle at
The truth about Notting Hill Carnival
We should be more honest about the dark side of the event
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
There’s no good way to equal pay
You can’t beat the laws of supply and demand
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
Embrace your inner exile
How can we appreciate art in alienating times?
