An element of fiction can bring insights and humanity that pure non-fiction lacks

Why are we so often stuck with inarticulate ex-pros?

The supposed laziness of young people has itself become a lazy trope

The foreign policy concept has been used as an excuse for declinist myth-making

There is something amiss in the academic study of extremism

It can be legitimate to use music as evidence in criminal trials

With Sunak’s agenda firmly earthbound and far from civilisation, some MPs are clearly contemplating cannibalism

It implies that there is no particular need to panic

Sunak is heading for a make or break vote for his government

We should welcome diversity of opinion among MPs