The Maginot Line
Was the Maginot line really such a failure?
A new book rehabilitates a linear symbol of French defeat
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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
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological