Jon Pike
Dr Jon Pike is co-convener of the Open University Gender Critical Research Network and a philosopher of sport and ethics
A step change in sports policy
The UK Sports Councils’ new guidance on trans inclusion is a breath of fresh air
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Bad education
Under Labour a deeply ideological education sector could go very quickly and badly wrong
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
Terence Rattigan
The subtly subversive chronicler of Englishness still makes grown men cry
Lords of the wrestling ring
Professional wrestling podcasts have become almost as popular as wrestling itself
A real plan for growth
A series of simple economic blunders has led to self-defeating policies that strangle any chance of prosperity for all
Urban insecurity and conflict
The medieval English town was subject to fire, flood, plague — and revolution
Small boats and big problems
The asylum issue is not going away, and Keir Starmer must face it soon
War returns to Kursk
Could the famous WW2 era battlefield be yet another military turning point?
Waugh at war
Self-sacrifice, tradition and service seem to have been cast aside by today’s society