Show trials for social workers
The professionals “guilty” of failing to accept the medicalisation of vulnerable children
Failing their own
The University College Union is hounding members out of their jobs for holding gender-critical views
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
Labour’s Gagging Acts
Labour is taking inspiration from Pitt the Younger when it comes to curbing speech
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid