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Local children giving British Army patrols in Al Amarah an enthusiastic welcome. (Photo by James Jeffrey)
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The half-forgotten promise of the Jubilee Line
The London Underground line points the way towards a better future
England’s forgotten football dystopia
The beautiful game is not fit to be a national religion
People of Colour television
How to unpick the progressive contradictions of colour-blind casting
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
Debunking the decline deniers
Armed police at Christmas markets are a bad sign however you look at it
Gifted children
How does one wrap a bank transfer?
Fair pay is a fiction
Public sector workers are chasing a fantasy
Allyship on easy mode
The inclusive message of Will & Harper obscures the harder questions of the “gender wars”
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
Amicus curAI?
The implementation of AI into the judicial process must be handled with care
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
