Book Review
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
Deciphering the royal dress code
Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
What is the CID for?
Zac Brettler’s short life and mysterious death
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
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
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Self-inflicted misery
Super troupers
The asylum seeker will see you now
We should not legitimise illegal migration and its damaging effects
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age