Centre for Policy Studies
Alfred Sherman: the original Downing Street maverick
The rise and fall of Dominic Cummings recalls the role of another eccentric who changed British politics
The ongoing reality of Russian imperialism
People rationalising Russian military intervention are betraying their ignorance of Russian history
Go woke, go broke?
The collapse of Vice Media is a story of an American left — aggressive, iconoclastic, irreverent — that no longer exists
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
The multi-matrixed revolutions
Predictions of a new Cold War understate the complexity of the future
The female body is the new short skirt
What is being done to some female bodies is changing what all female bodies mean
The paper tiger and the Russian bear
NATO’s naive and supine response will not drive Putin’s army from Ukraine and emboldens Moscow still further
Where has all the money gone?
Even Booker Prize-winning novelists struggle to make a living from writing
Were lockdowns ethical?
Questionable benefits were emphasised above obvious and dramatic harms
Why did Irish women vote No?
Tired of seeing women and mothers erased in law and policy, Ireland’s women sent a resounding message
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics