Who is feminism for?
A controversial new book argues that gender-critical feminism is bigger than the trans debate
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
A leadership bid you can’t refuse
Kemi Badenoch goes on a charm offensive
“Bold vision”
An action or choice can perfectly well be bold without being good
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The magic of the original stubbornly refused to rise from the dead and save the movie from mediocrity
Power and authority
The development of British towns in the 17th and 18th centuries
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
