Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
What is the CID for?
Zac Brettler’s short life and mysterious death
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Louis Through
The left-leaning media has lost its moral and institutional authority
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
Nice Tice
Can Richard Tice clean up Reform’s image? Or a park?
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life
Steel blues
The Government’s new steel strategy is stupid and destructive
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was