consent culture
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
A butterfly on an operating table
The abstraction of desire achieves nothing
The progressive war on sex
New norms around “consent” are aimed at destroying the miracle of intimacy
October letters
Misquoting Shakespeare and a rounded sense of humour
The truth about Notting Hill Carnival
We should be more honest about the dark side of the event
Violence is a feature of porn, not a bug
Aggression towards women permeates the most popular pornography
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Why the Conservatives will be anti-woke
Standing up to the thought police is key to making change
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
The kindest of ghosts
A new history of childhood reading is a treasure
Kemi goes postal
The former business secretary and current Tory leader is grilled over a late delivery
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?
