Books
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
Pornhub exposed
The tenth most visited website in the world was effectively castrated by a middle-aged American mum
The Bezos behemoth
Behind the logistics miracle are some troubling stories
Invasion literature
It couldn’t happen here. Right?
Rising above the mob
Questioning is kryptonite to the genderist cause
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
Snapshot of the PM who killed his party
History is a wonderful guide to political practice in the present, just so long as nothing is different
Ethnic identity is fine, as long as you’re not English
In the corridors of power, every ethnic grievance is welcome — except for the concerns of the English
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Murders for August
From killers down under to death across the pond
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
We need to protect our digital rights
The curbing of dissident speech online should be opposed
The war on women’s spaces
Roxanne Tickle’s legal triumph is nothing to giggle at
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
An optimistic history of women’s rights
Sexed: A History of British Feminism. Susanna Rustin
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
When will bishops be held to account?
If you challenge the progressive establishment, prepare to be abandoned by the hierarchy of the Church of England
