Arif Ahmed
Can Cambridge cope with Jordan Peterson?
His visit tests the self-appointed judiciary of acceptable ideas
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
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
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
The Muslim modernisers
Muslim reformers do not innovate; they renew by seeking to mend what is broken
Price caps and political pygmies
Britain’s capitalist command economy cannot let businesses be
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
The Arctic circle: a game of ice and fire
The Arctic is fast becoming a hotspot for great power competition
A memo crying in the wilderness
Why does the Church of England now sound like an HR department?
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
How to save your parish church
Be the Church you want to see in the world