Clare Annamalai
Clare Annamalai works in the arts sector and is a member of the Save Victoria Tower Gardens campaign. @SaveVTG
Christians are still being persecuted in Egypt
We should stand in defence of a beleaguered minority
High praise for low standards
Why intellectual life needs more, and more systematic, criticism
Children need education, not indoctrination
We need more debate on what children are being taught in RHSE
You are being nudged
State-sponsored psychological manipulation is becoming ubiquitous
Rosemary Sutcliff
A writer of genius, capable of conveying the feelings and lives of those who lived in the distant past
Itchen for fishing
Good fishing, books and beer remind us that not everything is awful
Populism on the march
As populism advances on both sides of the channel, we ask if it can make the shift from insurgent movement to governing project
All politics is existential now
NatCon DC was a reminder of the urgency of our political moment
When things could only get better
Fans of the 1990s aren’t nostalgic reactionaries. They celebrate an era of optimism, peace, prosperity and great popular culture
Is Beer the solution to all of life’s problems?
The Unaccountability Machine: Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions — And How The World Lost its Mind. By Dan Davies
Graham Topman: festival organiser
Roll up, roll up, it’s time for another festival of arts, ideas and Graham (mostly Graham)