The enigma of Englishness
The English have debated their national nature for centuries
Ireland’s forgotten wine history
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
Imagine there’s no Gove
Who’s in the room matters, and there were some which would have been better off without Michael Gove
The sadness of AI boyfriends
Technology can make romance frictionless and sterile
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
EDI corrodes the rule of law
Embedding EDI in the work of barristers makes for bad law, not a good society
Do the arts need policy?
Decoupling creativity from policy might give art ambition again
Are we being watched?
Secretive Covid-era “spy” agency repurposed to monitor social media during riots
Keep prisoners of war off social media
Social media platforms are incentivising war crimes
Being economical with the truth
The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life). By George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison
The hollowness of postliberalism
Its vagueness and sentimentality encourage political opportunism
