Decline of the underclass
In the 21st century, London has lost its own internal logic
TransForming London
You deserve to be inclusioned in London’s progressive future
Cognition porn and discursive dehumanisation
Cultural and political discourse can follow the reductive yet seductive logic of pornography
The Age of Twee
Line up and clap for the NHS, wankpuffin
Heartbeats at Christmas
On embracing human life as an unqualified good
A.S. Byatt and the follies of magical progressivism
The late novelist understood the dangers of ego-centred delusions
Against Christianity’s cultured admirers
Faith is far more than worldly fulfilment and success
The decline and fall of community cohesion
We need a more substantive model of belonging
Netflixland
Against the flattened world of modern popular culture
Farewell to the counterculture
Róisín Murphy’s cancellation is a tale of poachers turned ideological gamekeepers
The meaning of depoliticisation
How the establishment made political questions unanswerable
You can’t legislate away hatred
Don’t just do something, stand there
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
Action Tom
Can Tom Tugendhat MP resolve his vibes problem?
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Bonfire of the verities
Plotting a path through the new politics
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
Graduation blues
On the sad decline of the British university
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
Mental illness is more complex than we think
There are no easy answers when it comes to mental health
Online gambling isn’t bad for the economy
Is there an economic case for prohibitionism? No
