Citizens’ Assemblies
The grim reality of a citizens’ assembly
A seemingly democratic initiative was nothing of the sort
Against stakeholderism
How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making
The party that fell for a lie
The WEP is unable to give a straight answer to the question: what is a woman?
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Prince
Is he simply a desperate chancer, or a genuine threat to British interests?
War, peace and city streets
How English towns survived the Blitz and entered the modern world
AI is a terrible poet
It has no sense for true meaning and beauty in language
Killing with kindness
Sentimentality and euphemism cloak the cause of assisted suicide
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
Who killed the Women’s Equality Party?
Taken over and destroyed by men
Stories worth telling
Untold Stories (Hyperion)
Conservatives can no longer trust institutions
Institutions are only as effective as the people within them and the culture beyond them
Lebrecht’s Album of the Year
Not just a great record but an essential one
