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
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
The Farage flounce
A joke that worked, and an exit that didn’t.
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback