Conversation
The meaning of memorisation
Minds, like libraries, should be well-stocked
Rules of enragement
At its best Conflicted reminds us of the central importance of meaningful debate
It’s good to talk
Louise Perry reviews How to Have Impossible Conversations by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay
There’s no need to shout
Patrick West reviews You’re Not Listening by Kate Murphy
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
The nurseryfication of culture
Alienation has encouraged the normalisation of childishness
Boris: the PM who could do no wrong
This must be in competition for the most inaccurate work of non-fiction since … well, since Johnson’s last book
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
Britain needs an actual leader of the opposition
Rishi Sunak is doing nothing to hold Keir Starmer to account
The death of modern Britishness?
Attempts to construct a dehistoricised national identity have failed
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
