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The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left
Social media and the neoteny trap
The aesthetics of adolescence can be a distraction from the grim potential of the future
Do not sanction the truth
Stating biological facts should not be cause for heavy-handed complaints proceedings
The 15-minute bait and switch
15-minute cities mean restricted freedom and a town hall traffic-fine bonanza
Campus confidential
Inside the secret Cambridge societies hiding their unfashionable views
In the name of God, lead
The Prime Minister appears terrified of making a stand against racism in his own party
Murders for March
Sharp lines, twisting plots and colourful characters
Brussels, capital city of Surrealism
In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
What are universities for?
The battle for British universities is not yet lost
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
Britain isn’t the Balkans
The UK is not, despite heated rhetoric, on the brink of sectarian violence. But it is heading in the wrong direction
This is England, nor are we out of it
Englishness isn’t an ethnicity, or even an idea. It’s more like auto-destructive art
Aggers declares — the end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
“Scottish visas” would double down on two failed ideas
The plan offers the worst of devolution and mass migration in one policy
What do Labour think a conversion therapy is?
There has to be a middle ground between complete denial and complete affirmation
Lawless and disordered
British police and courts increasingly struggle to maintain public order
Against autumn
Throw away your Pumpkin Spice Lattes
Hush, nepo baby
Such colourful champions of free speech should be treasured rather than ridiculed
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
