Taking Pride
If sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore nothing to be ashamed of, then it can be nothing to be proud of either
Hubris of a scientific giant
The disgrace of Didier Raoult, the scientific giant who touted a worthless Covid “cure”
Falling into addiction
Drug addiction is not something that just happens to you
A crime gone tragically wrong
Which crimes go wonderfully right?
We apologise for the inconvenience to your journey
Against the neutralisation of harm
How not to solve a crime
The police’s dilatory response to a minor case exemplifies our national sclerosis
The TV boss who decides what you watch
Or does he?
See it, say it, sorted
The slogan is not only vulgar, but an implicit lie
Clients
Value neutral language drains meaning from discourse
Flights of fancy
The background noise of safetyism
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
The Lost Gardens of London
The war between city and greenery is eternal; the concrete and asphalt seeks open land to engulf
Booty contest
This book sets out to rebalance ahistorical narratives of how museum collections were constructed
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
How Roman women were victimised twice
The victims of abuse could also be degraded by historians
Rocking the Reichstag
Women across the world have been protesting against the bizarre new German self-ID laws
Getting the creeps
How should we cope with the unsettling in everyday life?
The Church of England’s race to the bottom
The Church of England should not be putting ideology before history
From El-Alamein to Ukraine
How has the nature of warfare changed since World War Two?
