Swearing
In defence of traditional swearing
And against the cult of “cockwomble”
The Cockwombible
James Felton’s new book is lazy and bad
Don’t mind your language
There is bugger-all to celebrate. So create a rich vocabulary of despondency
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Lord’s and ladies
The first women’s Test is a welcome step forward
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
How to get Britain building
A new policy paper proves that the government can beat bureaucratic sclerosis if it wants to
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe