The Rake’s Progress
The grand tour
Sex and the cities
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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
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
Exiles from the Rainbow nation
Race, land and why white South Africans are leaving their homes behind
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
How EDI corrupts public life
It compels people to accept falsehoods in the name of equality
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show