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Blurred history
Britpop has a bad reputation for stolid, white-boy basicness now, but it’s not a reputation Parklife deserves
What do literary prizes tell us about publishing in 2021?
The implications of identity politics on literary trends
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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
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
How to get Britain building
A new policy paper proves that the government can beat bureaucratic sclerosis if it wants to
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
