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The great creative course illusion
How universities mistook access to courses for access to creative life
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The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
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Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
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Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Reform should not abandon free markets
Nigel Farage should stick to his liberal guns against the forces of collectivism
Civilisation needs silence
On cooing babies and other noisy performances
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead