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Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
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The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
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China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Why 1776 matters to modern Britain
The American founding is a case study in peaceful regime change
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The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Dangerous liasons
Does Keir Starmer have a plan for dealing with Donald Trump?
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
Exile and exaltation
Bohuslav Martinu: The Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)
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Angela de la Cruz’s playful and ghastly art touches a raw nerve
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Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
The masses against the classicists?
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