In defence of British theological education
Critics should be more optimistic about the new generation of ordinands
Urban insecurity and conflict
The medieval English town was subject to fire, flood, plague — and revolution
Cynical in Venezuela
The corruption and incompetence of its political system seeps into the soul
The war on women’s spaces
Roxanne Tickle’s legal triumph is nothing to giggle at
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Small boats and big problems
The asylum issue is not going away, and Keir Starmer must face it soon
Starmer and the satirists
Will British comedians be as tough on the new government as on the last?
Reject the culture of death
Darkness lies beyond the euthanasia rubicon
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
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Brooding blokes
Russian writers loved a pouting, picturesquely pained protagonist
Bad education
Under Labour a deeply ideological education sector could go very quickly and badly wrong
