The World at War
Half a century of the World at War
It was then the most expensive documentary ever made and, many think,the greatest
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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
A very postmodern schism
A postmodern spectacle exposed deep divisions about the nature of truth
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity
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
Nonsense and neurodivergence
The Church of England is confusing irrationality with inclusivity
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
