In Defence of Neil Ferguson
Simon Anthony responds to Toby Young’s and Ben Lewis’s criticism of Neil Ferguson
Is Lockdown costing more lives than Covid?
25% more people are dying because of lockdown than Covid
Sinn pain
Sinn Fein has gained the top spot in Irish politics despite its violent past
Dutch courage
Christopher Silvester on a war movie with no rousing patriotic music or violence, but nevertheless filled with unexpected delights and discoveries
Lana chameleon
Pitchfork was one of a whole ecosystem of taste-making blogs which laid claim to being the ones who had made del Rey
Did women in academia cause wokeness?
More women means more censorship, more discrimination, more advocacy — and less debate
Match made in heaven
Once a habit that cut across class, smoking is now masochistic comfort for the dispossessed
Santa’s unspeakable sack
Why are publishers so sniffy about stocking fillers?
Resurrect forgiveness
China’s surprising take on a celebrated parable reveals a growing global problem
The Battle of Britain was not won by the Few
We credit pluck for what we really owe to imperial and industrial might
History, fans, noise and passion
Football fans know a Proper Club when they see one
Dilyn goes to Glasgow COP26
Bozzo’s team meets a nice girl called Greta, and spends ages over something called a tweet
Rule of silence
Good laws can’t be made if we don’t talk about them, and bad laws can’t be repealed in silence