Why so unserious?
Against the cult of relatability
What happened to shame?
Our politicians could do with feeling worse about themselves
A Vilnius descent
Progress only goes so far
Leaving Kindland, entering reality
“Being kind” at the expense of truth and reason can make us nothing of the kind
Free speech in free fall
As British freedoms are continually eroded, much of the liberty lobby seems to have nothing to say
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
Left and right hooks
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands
The reality of tobacco control
To have a law does not mean that it will be respected
Dr Whitehall
Or: how I learned to stop worrying and love the Blob
Man of letters: reading between the lines
Byron: A Life in Ten Letters by Andrew Stauffer
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
The grim reality of a citizens’ assembly
A seemingly democratic initiative was nothing of the sort
Fear the Keir
Starmer is Blair 2.0 — but this time, things can only get worse
Realism is not the same as self-pity
There is a limit to how much women can physically protect themselves from men
