Artillery Row
The road to online Hell is paved with good intentions
The Online Safety Act is a disaster for freedom and innovation
Remembering the American Civil War
It was not just a military struggle but a political struggle
VPN nation
Overbearing laws are encouraging a breakdown in trust
Mass migration will not solve the pensions crisis
It just kicks the demographic can down the road
There is nothing safe about “safe with me” badges
And there is nothing kind about undermining the Supreme Court judgment on the Equality Act
A hint of the mystical
Music has inspired two fine new productions
The Labour government cannot accept criticism
Smearing critics of its policies is disturbing yet futile
The problem of online ugliness
It is not good for us to surround ourselves with so much unattractive media
Crime rates really have fallen
However safe or unsafe people feel, the data is undeniable
The Online Safety Act is an abomination
It is making us less free, not more safe
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd
What Louis Theroux ignores
Pea-brained influencers make for an easier target than Islamic misogyny
Farewell to an intellectual giant
Patrick Nash pays tribute to the late
David Abulafia, fastidious champion of
Oxbridge’s academic standards
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
The sickness of Sickfluencers
Social media and AI are enabling the exploitation of our benefits system
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
How to save your parish church
Be the Church you want to see in the world
We need a pro-natal culture
Changing our demographic future will require a new attitude towards having children
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company