assisted dying
There is more to ethics than “#BeKind”
It is not cruel to fear the consequences of legalising assisted dying
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
Crushing hope
Assisted dying for mental illness forces a dangerous shift in our understanding mental illness
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American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
How to save a church
Social media stunts, however well intentioned, will not rescue our churches
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Zelda Zingari
Arty types: the fashionable poet
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
The man who knew too little
Faced with Mandelson, Starmer offers a bold defence: he didn’t know, and that’s what makes him blameless
Can we reduce the manosphere to mental health?
Louis Theroux’s attempt to find the trauma that motivates androcratic influencers is unconvincing
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK