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An unaccustomed wine
30 years ago English wine was changed forever, and a vinicultural revolution began
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
Restore the King James Bible
Those who are opposed, please consider, in the bowels of Christ, whether you may be mistaken
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence