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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
What difference does he make?
Andy Burnham is not the answer to our woes because Burnhamism is not replicable
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
Farage the fumbler
Nigel Farage is not built for the highest positions of responsibility
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
Peston’s Inbox
Burnham: “Ay up! I’m a northerner”
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border