Artillery Row
A discipline in danger
Universities should not respond to funding crises by axeing the arts
The peace plans of Narnia
The world must not be conned into believing that Putin has the advantage
Spain cannot escape its own divisions
A dysfunctional political environment has been allowing old wounds to open
Punch drunk
How many more beatings can Rachel Reeves take?
The Budget was nakedly ideological
Does this dying government want to take the country with it?
Preaching is not a crime
What Shaun O’Sullivan’s case tells us about the threat to liberty
Why we cannot trust official inquiries
They can be a way for the powerful to neutralise genuinely difficult questions
The Leadbeater Bill is not limited enough
The Bill must be amended to disapply the Human Rights Act 1998
In defence of jury trials
David Lammy’s proposal to abolish trial by jury in all but the most serious cases is wicked and irrational
Gallows humour
The Budget was a terribly depressing farce
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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
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
From Newton to newts
Putting badgers on the banknotes may avoid controversy, but it also avoids saying anything meaningful about Britain at all
Green eggs and flam
A fine way to make herbes omelette
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave