Alienation
The nurseryfication of culture
Alienation has encouraged the normalisation of childishness
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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
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor
“Fauxcest” is not a free speech issue
The government should ban this dangerous and disgusting genre
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
The strange birth of woo-woo
The glitzy LA supermarket chain and the Buddhist food cult behind your wellness smoothie
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
At a loose end
We are making young adults un-ready for work
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
The sacrifice that changed Naipaul
The humiliation of his father, forced to slaughter a goat to atone for
angering Hindus, made the writer wary of insulting religion