Cancel Culture
The crisis in the universities
A Critic panel brought light as well as heat to the troubled question of higher education
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
A judicial defence of religious liberty is long overdue
Christians should not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs
History will judge us on gender
How can the modern world tolerate such absurdity?
J.K. Rowling and the very Freudian fandom
Many Harry Potter fans feel a strange compulsion to hate the thing they love
George Eaton was not responsible for Roger Scruton’s firing
The Conservatives were ultimately responsible
Britain’s arbitrary authoritarianism
Recent prosecutions over speech should concern us all
The truth about cancel culture
Conservatives are merely incidental players in a vicious leftist civil war
The renegade progressives
Has the University and College Union discovered freedom of speech?
Scrutonising Roger
How can we secure the legacy of Roger Scruton?
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style
Newsnight and the rapist
The BBC should be embarrassed by its careless coverage of a man who has now been convicted of rape
Shrimp for breakfast in Sapporo
A culinary adventure with Japan’s finest seafood
A dentist’s appointment for Liam
Rishi discovers he is more appealing to the voters when he’s not there
Who’s ready for the Equality Levy?
Birmingham’s bankruptcy is a portrait of Britain’s future
Chinese whispers
Oliver Dowden’s tough talk on Chinese hacking is less than wholly convincing
How the internet killed The Simpsons
Nicholas Clairmont has avidly viewed more than 750 episodes of the comedy about the residents of Springfield — but won’t be watching any more
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
The poverty of miners’ strike nostalgia
We should not romanticise a futile and sometimes thuggish struggle
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
The Conservatives can still reform our cultural institutions
The Tories should cut the Blob down to size before Keir Starmer comes to power
