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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
How procedure is enabling petty criminals
We should support workers who confront criminals