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Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
There is no “Woke Right”
A new attempt to delineate the boundaries of acceptable opinion has failed
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
We need a market-led course to net zero
The horrors of VAR
Technology is making the beautiful game less beautiful
Smacking harms children
Smacking didn’t harm you? Maybe this debate isn’t for you
Why Christian culture is essential to education
It deeply informed our art and our ideas
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Kemi Badenoch has a problem with the truth
From wokeness, to housing, to immigration her words don’t match the facts
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes