Artillery Row
Jargon in excelsis
On “cisheteropatriarchy” and the ugliness and obscurity of cultural discourse
Palliative Care will suffer under assisted suicide
The majority of palliative care workers oppose Leadbeater’s Bill
MPs should have to earn pay rises
Let’s link the pay of MPs to economic performance
The commentator’s privilege
George Monbiot could use a little more self-reflection
The EU’s approach to AI is an embarrassment
Diversity dogma is turning Europe’s AI dreams into a nightmare
Are we allowed to be disgusted by homosexuality?
Beware the implications of this free speech “victory”
Birbalsingh vs the blob
Labour’s education policy is simply concessions to special interests
Kristie Higgs’ victory is a victory for freedom
Christians should breathe a sigh of relief on hearing the verdict
Patients have a right to know a doctor’s sex
Patients who request female only care should be respected
Britain must take citizenship more seriously
It should be the end point of integration rather than a tool to encourage it
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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
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
Terry tackles literary lightweights
Is a distinguished professor right to hold intellectual biography in low esteem?
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem