AI
The problem of online ugliness
It is not good for us to surround ourselves with so much unattractive media
AI will kill social mobility
New entrants to market will no longer be able to compete
How AI is making us more stupid
There is no consensus about what constitutes AI abuse versus use
Stop sending us AI articles
We can spot the slop
AI of the beholder
Instead of destroying the arts, artificial intelligence will redeem them
Is the future bright?
We are in a revolutionary era
Drawing Britain’s new frontier
The merits of hand-drawn masterplans in urban design
Lest we forget …
The writing’s on the wall for lowly folk still silly enough to consider themselves “creatives”
The EU is threatening British prosperity
Imposing its AI Act on Northern Ireland would be destructive and opportunistic
Deepfake dystopias
Why we need to take women’s online safety more seriously
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
When violence is its own reward
How do we deal with people who kill for the sake of killing?
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
Joyous genre-bending
Milestones (Signum Classics)
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
From the Desk of Lord Kronsteen
When a sketchwriter faces awkward questions, only a billionaire’s dictated letter of support will do
Was the Boriswave a Brexit betrayal?
A decade later, the public memory of Brexit’s immigration pledge is clearer than the campaign was
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
Labour’s toxic medicine
The more they treat the symptoms of decline, the worse things get