Towards Anglo-French anti-extremism
France was right to ban a campaigner with dubious Islamist connections
Post-truth medicine
Gender clinics offer a charade that relies on the symbols of evidence-based medicine
Beef stew
Drake might be literally alive, but in terms of reputation, this was a murder
Postmodern fantasy
Modern fantasy authors often try to subvert traditional religion, with bleak and unoriginal results
Defending an outdoor smoke
There is no rational argument for prohibition
Starmer and the satirists
Will British comedians be as tough on the new government as on the last?
Urban insecurity and conflict
The medieval English town was subject to fire, flood, plague — and revolution
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
The spectre of dissent
Authoritarian impulses have taken root in the British state, as Keir Starmer continues to crack down on speech online
The vindication of Cass
An attempt to overturn restrictions on providing puberty blockers has failed
Roger Scruton’s naive nationalism
Cultural nationalism is an ill-fitting model for the modern nation state
