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France’s fading yellow jersey
The Tour de France once united France, but now reflects its divisions.
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There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
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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
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
How to build a Europe of the peripheries
Resetting Britain’s relations with the EU should not mean being beholden to France and Germany
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
The right does not need religion
We should not mourn the end of the Quiet Revival
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
Murders for July
Your summer holiday reading is sorted here
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve