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
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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
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.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The Symphony’s Indian summer
Imagine hearing a symphony for the first time
Leading us a not- so-merry dance
Virtually every moment of physical theatre has to include some sort of balletic lunge
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
Is this the end of art?
Cultural renewal cannot simply chase demand
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions
The thin blue line must be thicker
The police are nothing without a presence in communities
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
It is time for antidisestablishmentarianism
Church establishment is still worth fighting for
Why Ed Miliband can’t change course
He would have to abandon his self-appointed role as an agent of progress