Bitter and twisted
Twitter could be a boon to academics. Instead, it has become the playground of a cynical cabal of work-shy mediocrities
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The vibe shift is a myth
Far from living through an age of cultural rebellion, we are seeing the imposition of cultural conformity
The end of Peel’s police?
She invokes a vanished age of policing, but Shabana Mahmood’s reforms point towards a more continental model of policing
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Extending “work of equal value” claims is absurd
Keir Starmer’s parting gift to the economy could be catastrophic
Will Andy crash and Burnham?
The Manchester man is going to face the same constraints as Keir Starmer
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
Sport’s regime changes
Canadian snooker has gone the way of Hungarian table tennis
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring