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How I was cancelled by the NHS
A censorious political consensus in healthcare needs challenging
It’s time to end Commonwealth voting
Restricting one of the world’s most generous franchises might even benefit Labour
Time to rethink Martin Amis
He was an entertainer. But only an entertainer
Remembering my old pal, “Peebs”
Andy Peebles had a broader hinterland than one might expect from a DJ
Having one’s head examined
To be Master of an Oxbridge college was once the most prized sinecure in Britain
Women deserve better histories
An excess of intersectional ideology obscures the real challenges of womanhood
How not to argue
A new book is an unreliable guide to talking about controversial issues
My Master Builder is poorly constructed
An overwrought, undercooked relationship drama with wince-making dialogue
Just Biber (Outhere Music)
A slinky, fun-loving playing style
Open up the land
A few suggestions for increasing countryside engagement
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
The Mexican baby business
In UK courts, parental orders for children born overseas outnumber those born to surrogates here
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?