Dependence
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
The age of reason, sliced and diced
No historian wields Ockham’s razor more effectively than J.C.D. Clark
What is behind the ECHR debate?
We should stop pretending that moral disagreements can be reduced to technical debates
The meaning of depoliticisation
How the establishment made political questions unanswerable
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
The nurseryfication of culture
Alienation has encouraged the normalisation of childishness
Labour’s favourite banker
Questions can be asked about the relationship between the Labour Party and Anthony Watson
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
Death on demand?
Euthanasia offers only bad choices to the most vulnerable patients
Stick ‘em up
Has the culture war been won?
You can’t legislate away hatred
Don’t just do something, stand there
