Climate Reparations
Allocating blame in the name of climate change
Dwelling on the question of historical responsibility for climate change helps no one
Murders for May
Killings in the new Japan, family feuds in India and the novel menace of AI
The death of charity?
The decline of religion and the fraying of our social fabric has made us meaner
Keep your shirt on
Don your white shirt with a flash of scarlet à la the fashion bitches
NatCon lives on
The conference has gone ahead in Brussels despite protests and police action
The Church of England is practicing a secular religion
Equality, diversity and inclusion can be prioritised over religious faith
Could it be magic?
Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa by Anthony Grafton
How to make marriage less taxing
We should let young couples keep more of their own money
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
The Conservative betrayal of selective schooling
Grammar schools are great — but there are not enough of them
We must escape Subtopia
As Ian Nairn warned, British town planning has had a grim levelling effect on our urban and rural spaces
Dumb, glum and zero-sum
British thinking has to value supply more than distribution