Decolonisation
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
The dead hand of decolonisation
A decade into the culture wars, the argument for decolonising museums has run out of steam
Hollow “decolonisation”
Chagossian exiles in Crawley are not cheering the annexation of their homeland by Mauritius
Museums are a-changing
Decolonisation narratives are obscuring the true purposes of museums
The unsettling cant of settler colonial studies
The myth of salvation by means of social justice offers division and despair
A discordant song
Classical music may be the worst casualty of identitarian politics
When classicists attack classics
Sanskrit isn’t the only ancient language to be affected by academic imperialism
Exhausting, divisive and irrational
Academia must undo the excesses of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion agenda
The roots of academic irrationality
How ideology came to dominate the intellect — and rigidity subordinated scepticism
The unmaking of the Athenaeum
The venerable club is being spoiled by ideology
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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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
The Islamic identity crisis
V.S. Naipaul was prophetic on the struggles between Islam and modernity
Respect for the quarry
Can we love the things we kill?
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette