The decline of the quality press
Frequent hyperbole means the media would struggle to describe a genuine disaster
A descent into chaos
What does the future hold beyond Brexit and Covid?
British defence must be renewed
War may not be imminent but Britain must still be secure
Dumbing down the priesthood
Unless the Church reinstates rigorous college-based training for clerics, it will wither away
Finding the middle ground
Where do the acts too big for pubs but too small for arenas play?
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
The original error of educationalists
Universities are not teaching students to be able to think for themselves
In praise of borrowed ideas
AI will not be the death of creativity, and could even enhance it
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
Explaining the “gender pay gap”
It does not exist — or, at least, not as you might have thought
Italian lessons
On matching the sauce to the pasta
The scandal of screens
Parents are ill-equipped to fight the power of Big Tech over children’s lives — they desperately need the law to be on their side
Good for the sole
April calls for a recipe that combines the incoming and departing treats
