Artillery Row
The mendacity of managerialists
Liberal lies make a farce out of the high-minded critique of misinformation
Stop Labour’s “banter bouncers” before it’s too late
Clause 20 of the Employment Rights Bill would turn everyday conversation into a legal minefield
How I was cancelled by the NHS
A censorious political consensus in healthcare needs challenging
It’s time to end Commonwealth voting
Restricting one of the world’s most generous franchises might even benefit Labour
Time to rethink Martin Amis
He was an entertainer. But only an entertainer
Women deserve better histories
An excess of intersectional ideology obscures the real challenges of womanhood
How not to argue
A new book is an unreliable guide to talking about controversial issues
My Master Builder is poorly constructed
An overwrought, undercooked relationship drama with wince-making dialogue
Just Biber (Outhere Music)
A slinky, fun-loving playing style
A “call list” system would be a gift to lazy MPs
It will suck all the life out the House of Commons
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Critical briefing: Belgian Channel crossings
How the geographical spread of Channel crossings has been widening
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
The dog that failed to bark
Jeremy Corbyn hoped the local
elections would be a launch pad for
his new party. Instead, Your Party
has mostly been arguing with itself
Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards
From Wigton to Wadham College
The Oxford Bragg describes is almost as much another world to us now as it was to him then
The right does not need religion
We should not mourn the end of the Quiet Revival
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods