Cliche
Lions led by donkeys
This tired cliché recently came to mind in a British hospital
Laugh to hide the tears
Rishi Sunak was desperate to appear on top form before the Liaison Committee
The Irish should reject the new hate speech bill
It threatens free speech while offering dubious benefits for society
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
Explaining the gender gap in politics
Why men and women have been marching in different ideological directions
Hollowed-out Humanities
The tyranny of DEI, the canard of “decolonisation” and the rise of the bureaucrats
Lutfur Rahman and the future of localism
A new and dangerous kind of local politics is emerging in Britain
And the band played on
Cash crisis in the arts — what’s new?
Do not sanction the truth
Stating biological facts should not be cause for heavy-handed complaints proceedings
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
Police Scotland must stop patronising the public
The Hate Crime And Public Order Act will waste the time of the police and endanger the freedoms of the public
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
