A moral case for Universal Basic Income
A neoliberal argument for UBI based on individual freedom and property rights
We have to rebalance civil society
To influence power, we must organise
The big picture
A story of modern Britain, a moral tale, of venality, hubris and fraud
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
Heroes, villains and lessons in life
Intellectual history, sneered at in Oxford 40 years ago, is all the rage there now
Cometh the hour, cometh the dealmaker
Trump’s ego might be just what the world needs
The Scullionbait Awards for Reporting Merit
Articles with no opposing quotes, criticism, or trace of so-called “balance”
Love, death and drink
Does inspiration really come out of a bottle?
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
