Worst in Europe
Does it all add up to you?
The British state can neither gather, interpret, nor explain its own statistics
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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
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski