Did George Floyd’s killing give me black privilege?
My time inside the Holodeck was exhilarating, but like all addictions it just masked my other problems and never addressed reality
Days in the life of the Fab Four
Joseph Connolly reviews One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time, by Craig Brown
The most hateful decision
Honour, power and will at Mers-el-Kébir 80 years ago today
Virtue Signalling
MPs get unconscious bias training, Terfs are sacked, Adele offends the woke gods and Stonewall get into Rugby
Storylines
Tom Chesshyre finds hidden tales on the platforms
Rave that runs out of puff
Summertime and the streaming is easy, but Netflix’s White Lines leaves Adam LeBor cold
The National Tutoring Programme: the most radical education policy yet?
How will increased 1-on-1 learning fit into the future of education?
Face masks make you stupid
Why face masks are a form of dehumanisation
No place for idealists
A highly informative history of ideas let down by a drumbeat of liberal bias
Right Royal Rubbish
The new Meghan and Harry book is full of sycophantic trivia, almost as if it came from the horse’s mouth
Error has no honorary positions
What the Booker binning Emma Nicholson means for the public square