Algeria
Empire by way of Europe
A new book places the quest to keep Algeria French squarely at the centre of European integration
France’s unspoken, unfinished civil war
France’s cycle of social unrest and politically polarised elections has its roots in the Algerian conflict and the ensuing unresolved struggle for the soul of the nation
How big a problem is problem gambling?
Jolyon Maugham should not roll the dice on opposing GambleAware
Britain is still safe for Jews
It may be far from perfect — but where would be safer?
Liz Truss was right but naive
She grasped the scale of Britain’s plight but misunderstood the nature of power
Killing the golden goose
International student numbers must be capped, and candidates held to the same academic standards
This is not where I live at all
Cynthia Erivo’s slighting of Sunderland was indicative of British arts establishment beholden to a homogenous, Americanised vision of culture
Seeing through Judith Butler
Very little substance lurks within the obscure prose
The slick glide through the institutions
When values are outsourced to third-party organisations, everybody suffers
Free speech in free fall
As British freedoms are continually eroded, much of the liberty lobby seems to have nothing to say
Saving my own bacon
Only the particularly pig-headed will stick it out in the pork farming business
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief