All that glitters is not gold
Why the “Decade of Health” campaign has left the UK feeling cold
The metrics of fear
How the UK has been scared into submission
Counting the dead
How the UK failed at the logistics of death when it mattered most
Liberty in lockdown
Is it time to release democracy from quarantine and resuscitate the rule of law?
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
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
Nonsense and neurodivergence
The Church of England is confusing irrationality with inclusivity
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
David Lean
The cinematic genius admired by today’s directors
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
When art took on fascism (and lost)
Abstract activist concerns have overshadowed aesthetic production
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
The summer chill
Cool soups for hot days