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How TS Eliot foresaw Just Stop Oil – and the tyranny of woke narcissism

A brilliant passage from a 75-year-old play perfectly describes the nauseating self-regard of 21st-century ‘activism’

Michael Deacon
I know it’s wrong, but I can’t help rooting for the fugitive Kiwi bushman

Who among us has not, from time to time, dreamt of dumping it all and disappearing for a while like New Zealander Tom Phillips?

William Sitwell
I dislike football – but the Euros have taught me 12 vital lessons

Supporting England has opened up a whole new world to me – suddenly, I’m a man of the people

William Sitwell
Here’s a policy idea, Rishi: Promise to detach the tops from plastic bottles

Christopher Howse
Pitt the Younger was one of our greatest leaders but today’s MPs would never dare vote for him

Petronella Wyatt
Eco activists have lost at life and want to make the rest of us suffer

Petronella Wyatt
Cancelling England fans’ ‘10 German Bombers’ anthem is pure hypocrisy

Michael Deacon

Allison Pearson

Bryony Gordon

Baby Reindeer has united both sides of the culture war

Bryony Gordon

13 May 2024, 8:00am
Of course Daniel Radcliffe doesn’t agree with JK Rowling, a woman old enough to be his mother

Bryony Gordon

6 May 2024, 7:00am
They’ve tackled racism and homophobia – it’s time football took on misogyny

Bryony Gordon

29 Apr 2024, 8:27am
Getting rid of sick notes isn’t the answer to our mental health crisis

Bryony Gordon

22 Apr 2024, 7:00am

Judith Woods

Celia Walden

Suzanne Moore

Clare Mosley is right – we should be applauding risk-takers like Michael

Suzanne Moore

11 Jun 2024, 7:00am
I won’t vote Tory, but there’s a good reason Labour haven’t won me over yet

Suzanne Moore

5 Jun 2024, 4:00pm
Nigel Farage will do everything to help himself and nothing to help the people of Clacton

Suzanne Moore

4 Jun 2024, 5:40pm
Another win against the trans lobby shows why Starmer’s gender plans are all wrong

Suzanne Moore

21 May 2024, 7:00am

Zoe Strimpel

J K Rowling has achieved almost total victory over the trans lobby

Her courage and integrity should be praised, not mocked

Zoe Strimpel

16 Jun 2024, 10:00am
Childish, selfish protesters are destroying all the West holds dear

Zoe Strimpel

15 Jun 2024, 7:30pm
Don’t applaud politicians for crying. They need to show strength

Zoe Strimpel

9 Jun 2024, 7:00am
Anti-Israel fanatics are leading Britain’s cultural industry to ruins

Zoe Strimpel

8 Jun 2024, 8:00pm

Michael Deacon

How TS Eliot foresaw Just Stop Oil – and the tyranny of woke narcissism

A brilliant passage from a 75-year-old play perfectly describes the nauseating self-regard of 21st-century ‘activism’

Michael Deacon

22 Jun 2024, 7:00am
Cancelling England fans’ ‘10 German Bombers’ anthem is pure hypocrisy

Michael Deacon

20 Jun 2024, 3:00pm
Starmer’s attack on private schools now looks more reckless than ever

Michael Deacon

19 Jun 2024, 5:33pm
Tony Blair’s bizarre statement on trans rights sums up the madness of our times

Michael Deacon

18 Jun 2024, 7:00am