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Food pairing is folly
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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
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Britain’s next moral panic
Half a century after abandoning state-backed “treatments” for homosexuality, Britain risks replacing one coercive system with another
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Is this the end of art?
Cultural renewal cannot simply chase demand