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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
Fear and fury in Belfast
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
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
The poetry of Easter
Reason cannot entirely account for the particular and the mysterious
The story of a lifetime
Whole life novels lay bare the randomness and haphazardness of life
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Britain needs a moral core
The UK’s greatest vulnerability isn’t its weakened military but its lack of spiritual depth
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
The welfare state of things
Tom Jones and Chris Bayliss discuss the numbers behind Britain’s welfare state