Danger: semantic engineers at work
The institutionalisation of gender-neutral language is designed to change how we think, feel and act
The classroom culture war
Saving education from the forces that wish to politicise it is one the most important cultural challenges of our time
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
What Pullman gets wrong about Narnia
Philip Pullman is more like C.S. Lewis than he might think
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
The ends of Pan-Africanism
An exhibition devoted to Pan-Africanism avoids important political and aesthetic questions
Respect for the quarry
Can we love the things we kill?
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
The online life that steals your soul
Read this book and then stamp on your phone
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working